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Portugal is looking forward to celebrating St. Patrick’s Day with Ireland this year as 10 of the nation’s favourite tourist attractions and buildings will ‘go green’ on Wednesday, 17th March, as part of Tourism Ireland’s Global Greening Initiative. Portugal has always had strong connections with Ireland, with Irish representing 1.8 million overnights in tourist…
Press release date: 12th January 2021 The Ireland Portugal Business Network (IPBN) is launching a four-part-series of webinars showcasing opportunities to live, retire, and work in the Algarve. The ‘Algarve Living’ series will focus on five key themes throughout the series: lifestyle, business, finance, and property and living – beginning with a webinar on January…
The new and first in class Edge Golf College, at Portugal’s Troia Golf Resort, is now recruiting aspiring young amateur golfers from across the world. Whether looking to turn professional or become a leader in the golf industry, Edge is offering golfers a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to study their passion while playing and competing in…
The 27th European Gala Ceremony of the World Travel Awards took place virtually, in true 2020 style, on Monday, 2nd November. During the evening, Portugal were delighted to win 27 European awards, including Europe’s Leading Destination 2020, for the fourth consecutive year. Other awards include, the Madeira Islands announced as Europe’s Leading Island Destination 2020,…
‘SAGRES SUNSET SHOTS’ Combines music with the beautiful spectacle of nature. Experience it for yourself on the 14th, 15th, 16th August 2020 streaming from 8pm (Portugal and Ireland time). The unique sunset in Sagres in the Algarve, the most southwestern point of Portugal and Europe, attracts thousands of people annually to watch the beautiful spectacle of…
TAP Air Portugal is gradually restoring its operation and has approximately 500 weekly round-trip flights scheduled for August, for a total of 66 routes. In September, the airline expects to operate close to 700 flights per week, for a total of 76 routes, increasing the connectivity between Europe and Africa, North America and Brazil. In…
Through its network of 12 schools, the Portuguese Tourist Board trains more 3,000 students per year, contributing to the competitiveness and quality of the service provided by the country’s tourism sector. The Portuguese Tourist Board is delighted to announce that applications to the Portuguese Tourism Schools are now open, until July 15. Both national and…
Press release date: 12th June 2020 The Portuguese Tourist Board has launched an official platform to allow tourists to search for establishments which have adhered to the Clean & Safe stamp, a health and safety measure established earlier this year by the tourist board, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Developed by Infraspeak, with the support of…
Today, Monday the 18th May, Portugal is delighted to be taking another step in the process of gradually opening up the economy and social living. Coinciding with International Museum Day, this new phase is marked by the opening, not only of museums, but also of all other cultural facilities, such as monuments, art galleries, interpretive…
Press release date: 1st May 2020 Yesterday, Thursday 30th April 2020, Portugal announced its lockdown exit plan – the first stage of which will begin on Monday 4th May. In a televised address, the Prime Minister in Portugal spoke to the nation to lift the state of emergency, which is in place up to May…