Lisbon’s unrest goes viral, ‘threatens tourism’
Saturday another day of heightened concerns, with two rival protests The scourge of violence affecting Lisbon since the killing of Odair Moniz by PSP police has reached the attention of
Tourism group questions delay in progress on new Lisbon airport
The Portuguese Tourism Confederation (CTP) reiterates the urgent need for an alternative to Lisbon airport and questions how the project is progressing since Alcochete was chosen, asking for a timetable
Foreign tourist spending at all time high in August
Tourist receipts, with spending by foreign tourists in Portugal, totalled €4.1 billion in August, an all-time high, according to figures from the Bank of Portugal (BdP) released today. Travel and
‘Save Water’ helps Algarve tourism cut water consumption by 13%
Reduction is in line with the government’s 13% target Tourism businesses in the Algarve which joined the ‘Save Water’ initiative – a water efficiency program aimed at reducing consumption –
Six areas in Lisbon stage “simultaneous noise protest” against uncontrolled tourism
Manifesto calls for a city “to live in, and visit” Six locations in Lisbon today will be the stage of a ‘simultaneous noise protest’ against ‘uncontrolled tourism’ that has already
Tourism hits record high in August with 10.5 million overnight stays
Number of visitors reached 3.8 million in August, a 5.9% year-on-year increase The Portuguese tourism sector reached a new milestone this August, with overnight stays hitting an all-time high of
Odeceixe to offer 300 glamping accommodation units
wecamp lands in Portugal Open-air hospitality operator wecamp has announced its expansion into the Portuguese market with the acquisition of two premium assets: Reserva Alecrim, and São Miguel, both in
“It’s unfair to say Portugal has too many tourists” – tourism association boss
Overnight stays grew 4% in July while revenues were up by 11.6% The number of overnight stays in Portugal’s hotels and other guesthouse accommodation is likely to have grown by
Faro celebrates World Tourism Day with free Museum entries
The city’s new tourist website will also be launched as part of the celebrations on September 27. Faro municipality is getting ready to celebrate World Tourism Day on September 27.
Guests in tourist accommodation ‘up’ in spite of slowdown
Tourist accommodation in Portugal in July recorded a total of 3.2 million guests and 9.0 million overnight stays, reflecting year-on-year increases of 1.5% and 2.1% respectively, thus maintaining the slowdown