Wine experts get together in Lagoa for Wine Tourism Forum
Wine experts, producers, enthusiasts, sommeliers and entities will come together for the first Lagoa Wine Tourism Forum, which will take place at Hotel Bricia Du Mar in Ferragudo between November
Travellers rejoice: Faro Airport celebrates record low waiting time
Extinction of SEF border authority leads to record low waiting time at Faro Airport passport control A record low of 10 minutes was the average waiting time at Faro Airport’s
VRSA uses tourist tax revenue to replace running track at Sports Centre
Several Olympic athletes expected to prepare for Paris 2024 in VRSA Vila Real de Santo António Council is using revenue from its tourist tax to renovate the running track at
Algarve Tourism working on direct flight between Faro and United States
The Algarve Tourism Region is committed to creating a direct route to attract more US tourists and stimulate foreign investment. The Algarve Tourism Region (RTA) is working on creating the
Direct air links vital for Algarve
“Algarve tourism is stronger than ever … We must continue to improve our services,” says new tourism boss André Gomes Opening up the Algarve to new markets and attracting new
Occupancy in Algarve hotels rises to 83.9% in September
The Algarve hotel industry recorded an average occupancy rate per room of 83.9% in September, an increase of 3.8 percentage points (pp) compared to the same period in 2022. According
Algarve beaches continue to reign supreme in Europe
Portugal was showered with prizes at the European edition of the World Travel Awards, being hailed Europe’s leading destination and bringing home dozens of ‘tourism Oscars’. Also, for the 10th
Algarve crowned Europe’s best beach destination
For the 10th time and fifth year in a row, the Algarve has been named ‘Europe’s Leading Beach Destination’ in the World Travel Awards. The region has once again edged
Record-breaking August in Portugal
Portugal’s tourism accomodation sector registered its highest monthly figures ever in August, with 3.5 million guests and 10.1 million overnight stays representing year-on-year growths of 4.8% and 1.4% respectively, INE
Algarve tourism to receive €30 million boost
Announcement was made during conference to mark World Tourism Day Portugal’s Minister of Economy and Sea has announced a €30 million boost to the ‘Linha + Algarve’ tourism financing line.