A Ryanair flight out of Lisbon today was forced to return shortly after take-off.
Portugal’s Minister of Internal Affairs has launched an urgent tender to rent 40 aircraft to fight fires this coming season.
The Social Democratic Party in the Algarve, sensing some easy-to grab political Brownie points, said today that the accusations of the three service directors who resigned from Faro hospital are "serious," and has demanded explanation and investigation.
Vilamoura Marina has won the Best Marina category in the Publituris Portugal Trade Awards 2018. The Marina’s managing director, Isolete Correia, described the award as a “huge honour.”
Another winner was the Salgados Palace & Congress Centre which won the Best Congress Establishment category, a remarkable turnaround for the investors who bought the bankrupt business next to the Herdade dos Salgados Golf course, finished constructing the vast development and launched the hotel and congress centre during the recession.
A tornado hit Faro docks on Wednesday afternoon, overturning boats and caving in car windows.
In June 2017, Europcar bought Goldcar, the Spanish car rental company that has an impressive number of complaints from holidaymakers who have felt upset and belittled when hiring a car at Faro airport.
The ‘leading company in the car rental market,’ according to Goldcar, has announced the opening of its second office in the Azores, this one is on the island of Terceira at Lajes international airport.
Portugal’s National Civil Protection Authority has registered 490 incidents between 18:00 on Tuesday evening and 15:00 on Wednesday afternoon, especially fallen trees and roads that have needed clearing, due to snow.
The All4all accessibility programme, launched in September 2016, has been helping tourism companies, restaurants, events and travel companies by financing projects to improve disabled access facilities.
