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Governo defende promoção de relação entre AL e a população residente nesses bairros

No relatório do impacto do AL e os bairros e respetiva população residente o governo defende a necessidade de promover uma relação entre o AL e os residentes. Para tal, propõe recrutamento de colaboradores nos bairros onde existem ALs. Na origem deste documento está o Ministério da Economia e foi entregue à comissão parlamentar de […]

American tourists are visiting our country more and more.

New record of North American tourists in Portugal recorded in September According to INE, that month there were more than 204 thousand guests from the USA, thus becoming the third outbound market with the most impact on our tourism. Only the UK and Spanish markets had a higher number of guests, with 262 thousand guests and […]

Local accommodation. New registrations are suspended

The suspension of authorization for new registrations of Local Accommodation was approved by the Municipal Assembly of Porto. The suspension of new registrations of Local Accommodation has immediate effects in the Union of Parishes of the Historic Center and in the parish of Bonfim. Currently, the Historic Center encompasses the parishes of Cedofeita, Santo Ildefonso, Sé, Miragaia, S. Nicolau […]

Foreign guests with new maximum in Portugal

According to data presented by INE and BdP, July was, in terms of the number of guests and overnight stays in Portugal, the best month ever. Therefore, there was an increase of 85.4% in the number of guests and 90.1% in the number of overnight stays compared to the same month of 2021. These percentages correspond to 3,029.1 […]

Find out about the new supports of the “Transforming Tourism” Program

Transform Tourism, a program that has a budget of 20 million euros to make the sector more sustainable, will, as of tomorrow, include specific notices for submitting applications by tender or by invitation for tourism products that promote tourism potential and the sustainable development of the territory.

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Uniform Jurisprudence Judgment may affect Local Accommodation

Acórdão de Uniformização pode afetar Alojamento Local e futuros investidores pela incerteza jurídica que provocou. O turismo em espaço urbano está intimamente ligado ao produto city e short-break. A "hiperconcentração" do alojamento local O aumento de turistas, originou a diversificação do mercado turístico, destacando-se o aumento generalizado da oferta de alojamento local nos […]

Apartments intended for housing cannot be exploited for AL

Judgment of the Supreme Court of Justice decided that buildings that are intended for housing can no longer be exploited for local accommodation.

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Medical Tourism – A strategic bet

Health Cluster Portugal together with AICEP, Turismo de Portugal and APHP believe that in the next 3 years it will be possible to reach 100 million in revenue in the area of medical tourism.

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Easter could be a sign of recovery in Tourism

The recovery of post-pandemic tourism has been positive despite the sector having been affected by the war in Ukraine, which the president of the Confederation of Tourism of Portugal, Francisco Calheiros, called a perfect storm. Expectations for Easter are optimistic and it could constitute a resumption of tourism at a time when the numbers […]

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President of the Confederation of Tourism of Portugal asks the Government for “perfect measures” for Tourism.

The president of the Confederation of Tourism of Portugal, Francisco Calheiros, said that tourism is going through “a perfect storm” with the war scenario that shocked the world after the pandemic.

Portuguese airports registered an increase of 177% in January.

According to AICEP, national airports received 2.1 million people in January. This number is however 40% below the numbers recorded before the pandemic. Still, when compared to 2021, there is an improvement of 177%.

April 3th as a reference for the end of the few restrictions left from the pandemic.

The mandatory use of masks inside establishments may fall in April. However, several experts warn that the scenario can easily change. The trend points to the fulfillment of forecasts, that is, in April we will be able to reach the level of dropping mandatory masks, one of the impositions during the pandemic period. To reach […]