Algarve urges tourists to help “save water”
Travellers arriving at Faro airport on Tuesday were greeted by a creative ‘Save Water’ campaign Travellers arriving at Faro Airport on Tuesday afternoon (July 23) were met with a striking
More Americans, fewer Portuguese this summer in Algarve
Number of American tourists travelling to the Algarve is on the rise The Algarve is welcoming more Americans but fewer Portuguese tourists this summer, according to regional hotels and tourism
Porto to limit ‘tuk-tuks’, hop on-hop off buses in historic centre
Porto will limit the circulation of ‘tuk-tuks’ and tour buses in the historic centre, also limiting double-decker hop on-hop off buses and ending the circulation of the tourist train in
Faro Airport to urge tourists to save water
Campaign to be launched at Faro Airport Aiming to raise awareness amongst holidaymakers about the importance of saving water, tourism authorities will launch a major water conservation campaign at Faro International
Lisbon city council approves doubling of tourist tax from September 1
Lisbon city council has approved a proposal to increase the tourist tax on overnight stays from €2 per guest per night to €4 per guest per night. The change will
Albufeira Code of Conduct “could do more harm than good,” UK stag do organiser warns
Matt Mevir from UK’s stag do organiser Last Night of Freedom says “it could be very harmful to turn away a vital, profitable industry” The boss of a UK stag
Tourist sleepovers bring in €2 billion between January and May
Tourist sleepovers have brought in revenue for the sector of more than €2 billion between January and March this year. The lion’s share of the income (€1.8 billion) was spent
Portimão Marina expands to make room for superyachts
There are currently “no berths for superyachts in Portugal” despite significant demand A project to expand Portimão Marina and create 30 new mooring berths for superyachts – large and luxurious
Tourist accommodation revenue rises more than 12% YoY
Total revenue from tourist accommodation rose by 12.2% year-on-year to €2.08 billion as of May, Statistics Portugal (INE) announced today. Between January and May, there were 11.3 million guests and
Tourism confederation hails new measures to boost economic growth
“Very positive” for the national tourism sector Portugal’s Tourism Confederation (CTP) has hailed the new 60-measure package announced by the government last week, describing it as “very positive” for the