British holidaymaking hooligans cause €6000 in damage to Albufeira taxi
Another night of booze-fuelled excesses in Albufeira has seen a taxi firm €6000 out-of-pocket after a trio of young British ‘holidaymakers’ allegedly set about destroying the vehicle they had been
Quarteira tourism office closed for 11 days over “death threat and security issues”
A death threat and a number of “security issues” saw Quarteira’s tourism office closed for 11 days, the Resident has confirmed. Although the office reopened on Monday (June 8), it
Mega Anima promotes Algarve tourism
Mega Anima – the fun-filled annual event organised by Algarve Anima Association – is going ahead in the town of São Brás de Alportel on Saturday (June 20), starting in
UPDATED: Tourist rescued from Carvoeiro cliff fall
A walk along the coast turned to nightmare for a 43-year-old tourist who sustained “serious injuries” after falling from a cliff onto rocks below near the Alfanzina lighthouse on Tuesday
Portugal wants to double its numbers of German tourists, says Portas
In a week when political hoardings scattered around the Algarve were cited for “causing discontent” among German holidaymakers, deputy prime minister Paulo Portas has revealed that one of the coalition’s
Algarve wins two Publituris Trade Awards
Zoomarine (Best Park/Company of Tourist Entertainment) and Vilamoura Marina (Best Marina) were the two Algarve representatives that brought home an award from this year’s Publituris Trade Awards, held on Wednesday
Algarve MP Bruno Inácio requests more support for region’s tourism
Algarve MP for PSD Bruno Inácio has requested “more support” for the region’s tourism sector during a recent meeting with national tourism boss João Cotrim de Figueiredo. Inácio also said
British tourist’s well-plunge death “makes no sense”, says husband
Months after the death of a British tourist who fell 10-metres to her death down well-shaft in the Algarve, the woman’s husband is still baffled as to what caused the
Chinese celebrate Year of the Sheep by doubling reservations for Portugal
As the Year of the Sheep fast approaches, Turismo de Portugal has reported that Chinese visitor numbers are up 50% on the same period last year. “Data is not yet
Algarve fields 10 nominees for Publituris Trade Awards
The Algarve has fielded 10 nominations for this year’s Publituris Trade Awards. Portimão, Lagos, Albufeira and Vilamoura marinas are nominated for the ‘Best Marina’ category; Tivoli Marina Vilamoura Congress Centre