Tourism

Prime Minister José Sócrates welcomed news on Friday that the tourism industry in Portugal was showing signs of recovery. According to the latest statistics from the Turismo de Portugal, which

By DAISY SAMPSON daisy.sampson@theresidentgroup.com Bustling streets, busy restaurants and bright skies completed a sunny picture in the Algarve this Easter weekend with the return of the tourists marking a change

By INES LOPES ines.lopes@mmspublishing.com Funds raised through ticket sales during this year’s Allgarve Music programme have been donated to 10 Algarve charities at a ceremony in Faro on Monday, December

National tourism figures in Portugal rose this summer, following a campaign by the national tourism board, with Spain’s internal tourism figures falling during the same period.  According to figures from

By CATHY MORRIS editorial@mmspublishing.com Tourism in the Algarve, which predictions said would face a difficult time in 2009, has been given a shot in the arm. Statistics for the industry

Regional tourism chief António Pina has been forced to resign because of a legal technicality. The President of the regional tourism board (ERTA) was asked to resign from his post

A law has been adopted by the Portuguese government that highlights the importance of the tourism industry within Portugal, declaring tourism as a “strategic activity for the national economy”. The

Interest rates on government loans for small and medium-sized companies operating in the tourism sector have been slashed from three per cent to one and a half per cent. The

by CHRIS GRAEME chris.graeme@algarveresident.com The recession is starting to bite, keeping many European tourists, particularly the British and Irish, away from Portugal this year. To face the economic downturn, Portuguese