The overall average occupancy rate in the Algarve this October was 67.9%, representing a rise of 6.4% from the figure last year.
The October figure is the best in the past 15 years and the second best the past 20 years but has had to rely on the fickle French market to reach these levels.
An Albufeira councillor has given an indication of the rising losses suffered by the council and hundreds of business owners as the clean-up progresses well.
One third of traders in the city have been affected by the flooding on November 1st and quantifiable losses to stock and damage to premises already has exceeded a million euros, with the figure rising as assessments are made of each damaged business, according to councillor, Ana Vidigal.
Support in Germany for a right-wing anti-immigrant political party has risen by one percentage point to reach 9% nationwide.
According to a fresh opinion poll, backing for the Alternative for Germany (AfD) was particularly marked in the eastern part of the country where it reached 14% generally but hit 18% among men in the region.
An afternoon dip turned into tragedy as an Irish tourist died on Saturday at Peneco beach near Albufeira Marina.
According to eyewitnesses the man had gone for a swim and later was spotted floating in the water.
The next few days are shaping up to be among the most remarkable in the annals of Portuguese democracy.
On Monday, parliament will debate the centre-right coalition’s proposed programme for governing the country. On Tuesday or Wednesday, members of all parties will vote to accept or reject the programme.
Atlantic Gateway, the company set up to bid for TAP, has made a few changes to its constitution and now is a limited company with nine directors, including Fernando Pinto, the current president of TAP.
The amendments to Atlantic Gateway’s legal set up and operating structure have been made in order to comply with conditions insisted on by Portugal’s civil aviation regulator but are being called 'cosmetic' by sources close to the sale.
The Left Bloc has demanded an explanation about Ricardo Salgado’s BES pension as it says, only after the facts have been explained can the future government decide what can be done.
Bloquista Mariana Mortágua questioned the government about the upgrading of Salgado’s monthly pension from a capped €29,000 to the €90,000 full entitlement he will be drawing from November.
Portugal’s EDP Renewables has bought a company which owns the rights to build huge solar power plant in the Alentejo.
The building and operating license for solar power production with a capacity of 2.5 megawatts was owned by Stirling Power which had planned the plant for the Alcamises area near Évora.
