700 divers come together in Sesimbra to beat world record on ocean clean-ups
There is still time to enroll Around 700 divers are expected in Sesimbra this weekend in a new initiative to ‘beat the world record’ on ocean clean-ups. Back in 2019,
Successful summer – but what lies ahead for Algarve tourism?
Hoteliers celebrate “excellent results” but warn of dark clouds ahead There is much to celebrate about this summer in the Algarve. Hotel bookings in July and August surpassed those of
Tourist numbers higher than pre-pandemic – official
Tourist accommodation in Portugal recorded 8.6 million overnight stays in July, up 90.1% compared to the same period the previous year and up 4.8% compared to the same month of 2019, the national
Government highlights record tourist numbers in July
Portuguese tourist accomodation units welcomed over three million guests in July Portugal’s secretary of state for tourism, commerce and services, Rita Marques, highlighted on Friday the record tourism numbers registered
More Americans than ever visiting Portugal
There have never been so many Americans visiting Portugal. A total of 183,215 tourists with an American passport visited Portugal in July, surpassing the record set in June (181,869) which
NEW RECORD: Algarve hotels with 95% of rooms booked in August
There were barely any empty hotel rooms in the Algarve in August, the region’s hoteliers association (AHETA) has revealed. AHETA boss Hélder Martins says that between 94% and 95% of
Alojamento Local prices skyrocket 30% and revenues already surpass 2019
Rising prices and demand from tourism have helped recovery since April. Although the number of tourists is still below pre-pandemic levels, ‘alojamento local’ (local lodging) revenues are recovering, and the
Serra da Estrela tourism hit by ‘wave of cancellations’ post-wildfire
Hotels particularly call for ‘recovery plan’, underlining “none of this needed to have happened…” As tourism and hoteliers in Serra da Estrela suffer a wave of cancellations as a result
TAP pilots stage dramatic demo outside company’s Lisbon HQ
Challenge infrastructures minister Pedro Nuno Santos to “assume mistake” TAP’s miserable summer of discontent continues today, in spite of the airline’s rallying call to workers to ‘come on board’ with
EasyJet: to fly to eight new destinations from Lisbon this winter
Company now Portugal’s No 3 overall operator After clinching the 18 daily slots ‘lost’ by TAP, British low-cost airline easyJet has announced it will operate 13 new routes and expand