Initiatives underway to “reinforce tourist confidence in Portugal”
Two new initiatives have been put in place to ‘reinforce tourist confidence in Portugal as a destination’. Brought in by Turismo de Portugal, they involve the ‘Protected Tourist’ kit and
40 years, 80 trips to Algarve
Turismo do Algarve (RTA) delighted veteran fans of the region Arthur and Corinne Anderson this week, meeting them off their easyJet flight from Bristol with a bunch of flowers and
Here come the Brits!
Within hours of British travel restrictions on Portugal being lifted last Thursday, planes arriving in Faro airport were suddenly, miraculously ‘full’. The feeling in the air was of delight and
Plan to ‘reanimate’ spa tourism: government creates working group
Energised with the idea of promoting any and all sectors of tourism, the government has come up with a plan to ‘re-animate’ spa tourism, which last year brought in €12
Faro airport ‘transformed’ by arrival of holidaymakers from UK
Faro airport has already been transformed by the British government’s decision to give Portugal a long awaited ‘air corridor’. Within hours of the news on Thursday, planes that had previously
Algarve seeks to woo tourists with ‘last-minute holiday’ campaigns
After being severely hit by a large number of cancellations due to the pandemic, the Algarve is now hoping to salvage what is left of 2020 by encouraging holidaymakers to
European director of World Tourism Organisation labels UK’s attitude to Portugal “incomprehensible”
Further heavyweight criticism of the British government’s refusal to lift quarantine restrictions on Portugal came this weekend from the European director of the World Tourism Organisation Alessandra Priante. On holiday
Spanish tourist injured by falling rock at Praia da Marinha
A Spanish holidaymaker had to be taken to Portimão Hospital after suffering injuries from a falling rock at Lagoa’s Praia da Marinha, even though he was reportedly 20 metres away
Task force drafted in to tackle “unbelievable” British demand for Covid-safe holidays in Portugal
The commercial director of Bónus Seguros (insurance company) offering Covid-oriented travel cover for foreigners visiting Portugal this summer says his company has been ‘absolutely overwhelmed’ by demand from the UK.
Disastrous July: British holidaymakers down 90%; hotel occupancy rate -60%
Algarve hotels have seen a 60% year-on-year decrease in July’s occupancy rate, revealed hoteliers’ association AHETA. The biggest drop, as expected, was among foreign holidaymakers, particularly Brits – down 90%