Tourism a welcome pick me up in Portugal

Posted Friday, November 25th, 2011 in Articles by Aimee Valaitis | Tags:

Tourism in Portugal is expected to become strong in the coming months and experts predict that this will have a positive effect on the property market in the country. For those looking to buy property in Portugal, tourism activities and….read more »

Cant decide on a property…try an aparthotel

Posted Monday, November 14th, 2011 in Articles by Chris Please | Tags:

It has been revealed that more and more people are opting to rent aparthotels when they stay in Portugal. An aparthotel is what it sounds; a cross between an apartment and a hotel. Travellers choose from self caters apartments or….read more »

Flights to Portugal taking off

Posted Monday, November 7th, 2011 in Articles by Chris Please | Tags: , ,

Portugal is gearing up for a surge in visitors next spring after a leading low-cost airline announced the opening of a new base at Lisbon airport with plans to grow passenger numbers there by a million, from 1.5 million to….read more »

Portuguese prices still falling

Posted Wednesday, November 2nd, 2011 in Articles by Chris Please | Tags:

Activity in the Portuguese property market picked up in September, following a poor previous month.

According to a new housing survey in Portugal, while there was a rise in property prices, confidence in the market is still fairly poor as….read more »

Portuguese property thanks tourism

Posted Saturday, October 29th, 2011 in Articles by Chris Please | Tags:

The property market in Portugal is looking more positive following analysis that shows investor sentiment is on the up. RICS (Royal Institute for Chartered Surveyors) recently conducted research that shows activity and attitudes toward Portuguese property has generally improved.

The Algarve….read more »

Back to school season sees serious
buyers take action
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50.25%
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Portugal tourist levels on the up

Posted Tuesday, October 18th, 2011 in Articles by Chris Please | Tags:

Defying the endless bad news about its economy, Portugal welcomed more visitors in July this year than it did in 2010, showing that nothing can detract from its appeal as a holiday destination.

Statistics released by the Algarve Tourist Board this….read more »

Portugal swings into favour

Posted Tuesday, October 4th, 2011 in Articles by Chris Please | Tags: ,

Owners of homes in the central Algarve can expect a hike in rental demand in coming weeks as the Portugal Golf Masters kicks off at the Victoria Golf Club in Vilamoura.

The Masters runs from October 13-16 and will attract not….read more »

Sizzling summer for Portugal

Posted Tuesday, September 27th, 2011 in Articles by Chris Please | Tags: ,

Amidst the headlines about deficits and defaults in Europe, some good news has come out of Portugal. Data from the latest RICS Survey revealed a slight improvement in activity and sentiment in the country’s property market, while this summer Portugal’s….read more »

Getting to the Algarve to get easier

Posted Thursday, September 22nd, 2011 in Articles by Chris Please | Tags: ,

Owners of second homes on the Algarve who live in the south-east of England will welcome a new option for reaching their Portuguese properties: from April next year Easyjet will operate a route to Faro from the new terminal at….read more »