Tourism hits record high in August with 10.5 million overnight stays
Number of visitors reached 3.8 million in August, a 5.9% year-on-year increase The Portuguese tourism sector reached a new milestone this August, with overnight stays hitting an all-time high of
Odeceixe to offer 300 glamping accommodation units
wecamp lands in Portugal Open-air hospitality operator wecamp has announced its expansion into the Portuguese market with the acquisition of two premium assets: Reserva Alecrim, and São Miguel, both in
“It’s unfair to say Portugal has too many tourists” – tourism association boss
Overnight stays grew 4% in July while revenues were up by 11.6% The number of overnight stays in Portugal’s hotels and other guesthouse accommodation is likely to have grown by
Faro celebrates World Tourism Day with free Museum entries
The city’s new tourist website will also be launched as part of the celebrations on September 27. Faro municipality is getting ready to celebrate World Tourism Day on September 27.
Guests in tourist accommodation ‘up’ in spite of slowdown
Tourist accommodation in Portugal in July recorded a total of 3.2 million guests and 9.0 million overnight stays, reflecting year-on-year increases of 1.5% and 2.1% respectively, thus maintaining the slowdown
Hoteliers concerned by councils’ trivialisation of tourist taxes
Zeal for increasing tourist taxes sends “wrong signal”, warns association leader President of the Hotel Association of Portugal (AHP) has expressed concern today over the “trivialisation of tourist taxes“, saying
American tourism boom in Portugal continues in 2024
Americans continue to flock to Portugal, now ranking just behind UK in terms of guest numbers at tourist accommodation establishments The boom of American tourists in Portugal is continuing in
Hotelier boss denounces “plot against Algarve”
Hélder Martins, president of AHETA, believes “lies” are being told about the Algarve The president of the Algarve hotelier association (AHETA) has denounced what he believes is a “campaign against
Portugal airports handle 32.9 million passengers just in first half of 2024
The number of passengers passing through Portugal’s airports in the first half of the year was up by 5.2% on a year earlier to 32.9 million, according to data from
Tourism boosts economy but dependency ‘carries risks’ – economists
Tourism has become increasingly important to the Portuguese economy, but this “carries risks”, point out economists, and also brings pressure on local residents, which in many countries has begun to