Tourism “a long way from recovery”: hoteliers call for continued support
AHP, Portugal’s hoteliers association, says tourism remains “a very long way from recovery”, and “won’t reach the levels of 2019 before 2024”. As a result, business people are calling for
Government announces civil requisition of SEF to break next week’s Portuguese airport strike
The government has announced a civil requisition of SEF airport staff to ensure the strike threatening to ‘ruin the summer’ cannot go ahead. Breaking the news this afternoon, interior minister
Portugal’s €6 billion tourism bazooka focused on €27 billion ‘return’ by 2027
Portugal’s ‘tourism bazooka’ – trailed last week by former deputy prime minister Paulo Portas (click here) – has been presented today with the message that the government hopes to see
Portugal’s deconfinement hokey-cokey continues: Odemira being one of the casualties
Portugal’s deconfinement hokey-cokey continues today, with the Council of Ministers defining municipalities changing places in the deconfinement process: one will be going forwards, two backwards, two stay where they are
“Specific €6.9 billion bazooka” underway to save tourism in Portugal
The government is preparing a “specific bazooka” for tourism in Portugal, valued at €6.9 billion. The news however has not come from the government. It came from former deputy prime
Algarve tourism boss adds to summer optimism
Algarve tourism boss João Fernandes has added a new spark of optimism to the region’s hopes of a ‘good summer’, having reported on Wednesday a “very significant increase” in the
Holiday reservations for Portugal “go through roof”
Since making it onto the UK’s ‘safe travel green list’ a little over 24-hours ago, Portugal has seen a major surge in the number of people booking summer holidays. Elidérico
Portugal strikes gold: UK’s green travel list has only three ‘popular holiday destinations’ on it
Portugal’s inclusion on the UK’s green list for ‘quarantine free’ travel from May 17 is golden. The country is one of only three ‘popular summer short haul destinations on the
Here comes the summer!
British citizens desperate for a chance of the sun this summer are due to learn this week which countries have been cleared for quarantine-free travel – and by all accounts,
International tourism still troubled
It was hoped there would be clarity by now on the reopening of leisure travel from the UK, but international airlines, British holidaymakers desperate to get away and the tourist