Portuguese airports register record number of passengers
July saw 12.5% year-on-year increase: roughly 7,000,000 passengers Portugal’s airports have continued to register a record number of passengers this year, with July’s figures representing a year-on-year increase of 12.5%,
Algarve occupancy rate in August falls below 90%
Takes last summer’s bookings below those pre-pandemic In August, the Algarve’s hotel industry recorded an average occupancy rate per room of 89.9%, a drop of 2.3 percentage points compared to
“Portuguese tourism must be valued” in the Algarve
Secretary of State calls for reflection over decline in Portuguese tourists in the Algarve Portugal’s Secretary of State for Tourism has addressed the decline in national holidaymakers in the Algarve
Fewer Portuguese tourists in Algarve but hoteliers are not complaining
International markets have made up for the shortfall The Algarve is welcoming fewer Portuguese tourists this summer. The rising cost of living has had an impact on the wallets of
Overnight stays in Portugal surpass pre-pandemic levels
Except in the region of the Algarve Overnight stays in Portugal grew 18.8% in the first half of the year, surpassing 2019 levels for the first time – corresponding to
Tourism businesses affected by Odemira fire say government help “essential and indispensable”
The Casas Brancas network of tourism providers has been totting up the damages suffered by associates in the fire that began last Saturday and says government help is “essential and
Record number of cruise ships dock in Leixões
The port of Leixões, in northern Portugal, received a record number of cruise ships in the first half of 2023, according to a note from the Administration of the Ports
André Gomes takes charge as Algarve’s new tourism chief
André Gomes succeeds João Fernandes André Gomes, the new president of Algarve Tourism Region (RTA), took office on Tuesday, August 1, during a ceremony held at the Algarve International Racetack
Complaints lodged citing police brutality against visiting young foreigners in Algarve
Parents of two young holidaymakers take complaints to ‘highest levels’ The parents of two young men allegedly beaten in different incidents by police in the Algarve have lodged separate complaints
Off-grid and ignorant in Portugal
The Treasure Hunt We had a clear plan in mind: to find a ruined house on a little patch of Portugal, a summer fixer-upper as we wandered the globe. But