Tourism

Hard Rock International has announced plans to open a Hard Rock Hotel in the Algarve in partnership with Mercan Properties. The new development close to Praia do Vau in Portimão is part of the [...]

The number of tourists in Portugal skyrocketed by 131.4% in 2022 on 2021 but is still below 2019 numbers according to Portugal’s National Statistics Institute (INE). The number of non-resident [...]

Both Madeira and Lisbon have once again been nominated as candidates for the ‘Best European Cruise Ship Destination’ by the World Cruise Awards. The regions will try and compete for the award for [...]

Tourism revenues this summer are expected to hit a new record according to tourism, hotel and travel agent associations, partly on the back of an influx of tourists from the United States. [...]

Owners of private guest houses rented out to tourists as Local Accommodation have snubbed the government by refusing to long-lease their premises to local families. Most of those who own [...]

Lisbon’s annual travel show BTL, the biggest tourism fair in the country, will return to the capital’s main fairs and exhibition centre FIL at Parque das Nações between February 28 and March 3, [...]

Hotels and guest accommodation in the Algarve have registered record room bookings not seen since the start of this century for the month of May. May 2023 was a record for total average [...]

A plethora of challenges and opportunities in selling the Algarve region as the preeminent place in Europe to relocate, live, work and visit topped the agenda at the second Ireland Portugal [...]

The tax levied on tourists by hotels and accommodation raised €21.4 million of which €13.6 million was from Lisbon. The amounts represent a 61% increase like-for-like on 2022 while they revenues [...]

The Portuguese Hotel, Hospitality and Tourism Association (APHORT) has become a member of HOTREC, the confederation that represents the voice of the hotel sector, restaurants and tourism sector [...]