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The blue-tiled facade of the Blue Liberdade Hotel in central Lisbon.

Foreign Capital Lifts Portugal's Hotel Investment to €508 Million, Passing All of 2025 by June

Investors poured €508 million into Portuguese hotels in the first half of 2026, up 54% on a year earlier and already more than the whole of 2025. Almost all of it came from abroad.

The Portugal Brief 07 Aug 2026

Sandy beach on the Tróia peninsula with thatched sun umbrellas, the Sado estuary and the Arrábida hills near Setúbal, Portugal

Competition Regulator Clears Arrow Group's Takeover of the Tróia Hotel and Casino

Portugal's Autoridade da Concorrência approved the acquisition of the five-star Tróia Design Hotel and its casino by Flecha Lux, an Arrow group company that already runs marinas, ferries and golf on the peninsula. No price was disclosed and no conditions were imposed.

The Portugal Brief 06 Aug 2026

Foreign Overnight Stays Slip in June, the First Dip in Eight Months for Portugal's Hotels

Foreign Overnight Stays Slip in June, the First Dip in Eight Months for Portugal's Hotels

Overnight stays by foreign visitors fell 0.6% year on year in June, the first decline since October, though domestic travel and rising room rates kept revenue growing.

The Portugal Brief 03 Aug 2026

The Casino da Póvoa in Póvoa de Varzim lit up at dusk, its cream facade glowing with pink neon CASINO signage under a deep blue sky

France's Groupe Barrière Overhauls the Casino da Póvoa and Eyes a Lisbon Hotel Next

Groupe Barrière, the French gaming and hospitality group, took over the Casino da Póvoa from Estoril-Sol on 1 May and is planning a two-to-three-year makeover of the 1930s building, new dining and live shows, while keeping about 220 staff. It is also preparing a hotel-and-residential project in Lisb

The Portugal Brief 02 Aug 2026

A Blue Flag flying above a sandy Algarve beach with sun loungers, a thatched cabana and the Atlantic surf on a sunny day

Portugal Counts Nearly 400 Blue Flag Beaches This Summer as Holidaymakers Leave Their Bookings Later Than Ever

Portugal flies the Blue Flag over nearly 400 beaches this summer, with the Algarve alone gaining seven for a total of 92. But with hoteliers braced for softer demand and travellers booking later than ever, the season's smart money watches prices as closely as the tide tables.

The Portugal Brief 02 Aug 2026

The Moon covering the Sun during a total solar eclipse, with the bright diamond-ring effect flaring at the edge against a black sky

A 26-Second Total Eclipse Will Darken a Corner of Bragança on 12 August, Portugal's First Since 1912

On 12 August, totality will be visible in Portugal only from a sliver of the Montesinho Natural Park near Bragança, for about 26 seconds — the country's first total solar eclipse since 1912. Hotels across the district have already sold out as astro-tourists descend.

The Portugal Brief 02 Aug 2026

The Jeronimos Monastery in Belem, Lisbon, seen from above with its formal gardens and a queue of visitors at the entrance

Portugal Signals a Rethink of Its 52 Free Museum Days as Brussels Cries Discrimination

Culture Minister Margarida Balseiro Lopes says the Acesso 52 free-museum-days scheme 'is not proving effective' and will be overhauled. Only about 4% of residents used it, at an estimated €10 million cost, and Brussels has opened an infringement case over its treatment of visitors from other EU stat

The Portugal Brief 01 Aug 2026

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