Off-season holiday price-bonanza following Covid travel changes in UK
Off-season tourism in Portugal can look forward to a welcome boost through autumn following Covid policy changes in UK. British media is reporting “There are some ridiculously cheap deals for
Lisbon just got itself a new tourist attraction “for all the wrong reasons…”
Lisbon just got itself a new tourist attraction… for all the wrong reasons. Road renewal works to the Calçada de Ajuda managed to leave some front doors more than a
“Put your money where your mouth is”: Tourism confederation appeals to government
CTP, Portugal’s tourism confederation, is imploring the government to put promised funds on the table. Earlier this month the government announced ‘various measures of support’ for businesses most affected by
Double-jabbed Brits get official go-ahead to holiday without quarantine in amber list countries
Double-jabbed Brits have been given the official go-ahead to holiday without quarantine in amber list countries this morning. Transport secretary Grant Shapps announced the news in parliament, revealing July 19
Finance minister says ‘uncertainty in tourism’ is being compensated by other sectors
Finance minister João Leão has said this week that the “uncertainty associated with tourism is being compensated by other sectors of the national economy that are showing better results than
Portuguese tourism faces “millions of euros in losses” as cancellations ‘flood in’ following German ‘travel ban’
Portuguese tourism entities have described Germany’s decision to ‘red list’ Portugal for safe travel – albeit for just two weeks to start with – as a “drama”. Millions of euros-worth
Faro tourist tax suspended this year
The suspension of the tourist tax charged to hotel guests in Faro has been extended until the end of October, announced the local council. Hotels and other accommodation units are
Further upset as Angela Merkel ‘demands’ that all Britons arriving in EU’ go into quarantine
There is further upset in the tourism and hospitality sector today following news that German Chancellor Angela Merkel is ‘demanding’ that all EU countries enforce quarantine on any arriving Brits.
New hope for Brits desperate for ‘quarantine-free’ holidays in Portugal
There is new hope today for Britons desperate for ‘quarantine free’ holidays in Portugal – and indeed any other ‘amber list’ countries (which continue to be the vast majority of
Brits “no longer require PCR tests to enter Portugal”
Visiting Britons are no longer required to present negative PCR tests for Covid-19 when they enter Portugal – though Britain’s effective ‘safe travel’ ban remains in place. The news, published