Economics
Spain to welcome British tourists by March next year
Spain’s latest tourism plan hopes to welcome the British by March next year, without travel restrictions or isolation. Except for the Canary Islands, which do not require quarantine, the country is currently not on the list of UK travel corridors. All entrants must undergo a negative coronavirus test 72 hours before travel before […]
Read MoreItaly and Switzerland to stop all cross-border rail services
The Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) said on Tuesday that Switzerland and Italy will stop all cross-border rail services from Thursday because train personnel are not capable of performing the COVID-19 security inspections ordered by the Italian government. This move affects dozens of daily routes indefinitely, including long-distance trains between Milan and Frankfurt, Germany, and […]
Read MorePortugal: Turismo do Algarve Restructured Its Network
Turismo do Algarve has restructured its tourism office network and trained its professionals to inform businessmen in the region about the innovation introduced in the second phase of the Treasury Support Act for Covid-19 Tourism Micro Companies, provided by Tourism Portugal . After assessing the availability of hotels that can accommodate health professionals […]
Read MoreItalians approve government restrictions during Christmas holidays
According to the annual report of the research institute CENSIS released, nearly 80% of Italians approve the strict government restrictions during Christmas holidays. The report says that 79.8% of Italians hope to increase or maintain restrictions related to COVID-19 during Christmas. The report said that 59.6% of people will spend less on gifts […]
Read MoreAlgarve named the world’s best beach destination
Following the award in Europe, Algarve has beaten off competition from all over the world and was named the best beach destination, ahead of 18 other nominations, including the Maldives, Thailand, Jamaica, Mexico and the United States. The award is considered to be an extraordinary achievement with greater significance this year in Algarve. This […]
Read MorePortugal: Vaccination plan likely to exclude children and pregnant women
The Minister of Health Marta Temido has made some new recommendations for the vaccination plan. After the “Vaccination Working Group” communicated to the government about priorities/logistics and other aspects, she talked to reporters in Lisbon, and she emphasized: “Current data does not recommend vaccination of children or pregnant women.” Once again, she spoke […]
Read MoreGreece: Sani Resort in Halkidiki won the “World’s Leading Luxury Green Resort”
The Sani Resort in Kassandra, Halkidiki, won the “World‘s Leading Luxury Green Resort” at the 2020 World Travel Awards, a rental tourism organization that aims to reward and recognize the world Outstanding achievements in various fields of travel and tourism. The award recognizes Sani Resort as the world’s leading resort, which provides high-quality vacations […]
Read MoreAlgarve: Positive overnight accommodation rate in October
Algarve is the only region that experienced positive changes in overnight accommodation during the month of October. This is mainly due to tourists living in Portugal. The National Statistics Office (INE) has attributed that to the hosting of the Portuguese Formula One Grand Prix. The highest class of international auto racing for […]
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