Tourism secretary of state hails 2023 as “best year ever”
2024 can be an even better year, secretary of state says 2023 was the best year ever for Portugal’s tourism sector, with more than 30 million guests representing a total
90% of Algarve end-of-year packages booked
Although the Algarve offers programmes for all budgets, hotels with the most expensive packages “were the first to fill up”. Algarve hotels with special entertainment packages for the end of
Porto Airport passenger numbers hit record 15 million
Porto Airport reached 15 million passengers in a year for the first time this Tuesday, ANA – Aeroportos de Portugal and Vinci, the countrty’s airports manager, said in a statement
Algarve hotel occupancy to reach between 60 to 70 per cent on New Year’s Eve
The region expects a 2 to 3 per cent increase in hotel occupancy compared to last year. According to Hélder Martins, president of the Association of Hotels and Tourist Enterprises
Lisbon airport sees 34 million passengers in 2023
If there were ever a concrete argument for a new Lisbon international airport, the latest figures for passenger footfall at Humberto Delgado was it. Humberto Delgado airport will hit a
Tourist board invests €800,000 promoting gastronomy in 2023
The Portuguese tourist board has invested around €800,000 this year in promoting gastronomy – the largest amount ever, half of which will be invested in the first exclusively Portuguese Michelin
October’s tourism revenue 17.4% higher than same month last year
Tourism revenue in October exceeded the revenue of the same month in 2022 by 17.4%, translating into income of €584.2 million, according to latest data from INE statistics institute. The
2023 will end on high note, says Algarve tourism boss
Algarve hopes to reach 20 million overnight stays by end of year Hotel bookings in the Algarve for New Year’s Eve are “looking very good” and should follow the positive
Historic highs in millions flying in and out of Portugal through 2023
Passenger numbers increased by 20.6% between January – October The number of passengers using national airports increased to 58.5 million between January and October this year. According to INE’s ‘rapid
Algarve hotel bookings “looking very good” for New Year
Algarve expects an even better occupancy for New Year’s than in 2022 Hotel bookings in the Algarve for the New Year’s Eve season are “looking very good” and should follow