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The UK market was again disappointing for Algarve tourism in August in what has proved to be a luck-lustre summer in terms of British visitors. The scorching UK summer  — the hottest on record [...]

Following the overwhelming success of the second edition of international wine industry conference ‘MUST – Fermenting Ideas’ last month, dates have now been set for the third edition of the [...]

Hotel stays in Algarve hotels were up 11.2% in May 2018, according to the Portuguese statistical institute (INE). The region continues to be responsible for the largest number of hotel stays in [...]

Essential speaks to the three men behind Apolónia Supermarkets, an Algarve company who’s reputation goes far beyond the borders of the region and this year celebrates its 35th anniversary   [...]

Resort building, and development is back in Portugal with growing demand after years in the doldrums. The British continue to be the main international segment who most seek out this kind of [...]

We recently went to the notary to complete the purchase of an apartment closer to the centre of town. The deed we signed is in the same form as 30 years ago, but the surroundings and the notary’s [...]

The Ireland-Portugal Business Network is to launch in the Algarve on June 14 at the Hotel Hilton Vilamoura. At the launch Tony Boyle, IPBN Chairman and the Irish Ambassador and IPBN Honorary [...]

The Portuguese Hotel Association (AHP) has voiced its opposition to oil prospection at Aljezur. Its opposition to prospection off the Alentejo coast is down to it being a “polluting industry” [...]

Mota-Engil has completed the expansion and rehabilitation of Faro Airport’s terminal in Portugal’s Algarve. The high-profile project ups the airport’s passenger capacity by 50% making it the [...]

Kurt Gillig joined Vila Vita Parc in the Algarve as executive chef in 2000, and has played an instrumental role in positioning the ­resort over the years as one of Europe’s finest. In 2010, he [...]