The Telegraph names VRSA as Portugal’s “best-kept secret”
British newspaper The Telegraph has named the eastern Algarve town of Vila Real de Santo António as Portugal’s “best-kept secret.” In an article entirely dedicated to the town, the publication
President returns to São Jorge island to ‘transmit calm’
São Jorge has been in ‘seismo-volcanic crisis’ since March 19 President Marcelo returned to São Jorge island in the Azores yesterday on a second mission to ‘transmit tranquility’ to the
Ryanair vows to “transform” Madeira with new base
Ryanair says low-cost airlines are “key” to tourism recovery Ryanair’s chief executive Eddie Wilson said on Thursday that the company’s operations in the Autonomous Region of Madeira will “transform” the
Tourism “good area for Ukrainian refugees to work in”
Ukrainians are “qualified” and “know what to do” The Ukrainian consul in Porto said on Wednesday that tourism is “a good area” for Ukrainian refugees to work in Portugal because
Baza Baza across the Algarve!
A Portuguese investor is interested in importing a variation on the ‘tuk-tuk’ which is assembled on the outskirts of Luanda, and wants to operate them in the main tourist areas
Portugal’s tourist industry lacks 85,000 staff
A World Travel and Tourism Council study into a lack of staff in the sector has revealed that Portugal has a shortfall of 85,000 up and down the country. The
João Fernandes re-elected president of Algarve Tourism Association
João Fernandes has been re-elected president of the Algarve Tourism Association (ATA) – the entity responsible for promoting the Algarve abroad. Fernandes, who is also president of the Algarve Tourism
Portugal has ‘changed for the better’ during Covid, says tourism boss
In London for key tourism fair World Travel Market this week, tourism boss Luís Araújo has vowed that Portugal is emerging from the pandemic with a much clearer picture of
Algarve at “enormous risk” of rubbish going uncollected due to new regime
Algarve tourism boss João Fernandes has warned that the region runs an “enormous risk” of being left with uncollected waste due to a new waste management regime which will come
August’s figures for national tourism ‘off the scale’: INE reports
August’s figures for national tourism were ‘off the scale’: an historic maximum of 4.2 million hotel/ accommodation bookings. The data, published today by national statistics institute INE, shows the Portuguese