Figures released last week by Eurostat, the European statistical agency, revealed that the Portuguese buying power is close to being 20% lower than average in the European Union. Preliminary estimates show that Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita varied from 43% to a 283% average across the EU27 Member States. The Portuguese buying power was [...]
Recent company reports have shown that the dash for last minute holiday deals to Spain have risen significantly amongst British tourists. Companies have recently reported that there has been a significant rise in the amount of British tourists looking for cheap last minute holidays in Spain. Whilst it is true that Spain has always been [...]
Just 88 miles north of Portugal’s capital, Lisbon, Fatima is one of the most important Catholic shrines, not only in Portugal, but in the world. The shrine is dedicated to the ‘Virgin Mary’ and welcomes millions each year who are on pilgrimages or simply touring the area. Fatima’s fame comes greatly from the year 1917, [...]
This year, the education board in Turkey is set to admit more students than ever into universities. However this has caused concerns about whether the institutions will be able to handle an extra 50,000 pupils. Head of the education trade union, Ünsal Yıldız said “Of course it is good that more and more people are [...]
Music’s singing sensation Rihanna has been named as the new official ambassador of tourism for Barbados. The Barbados Tourism Authority (BTA) named her in New York recently after she signed a three year deal with them. The singer is contracted to ‘exclusively promote’ Barbados as a tourist destination. This will be done through the use [...]
The 9-day long San Fermin festival kicked off in style on Thursday at 8am, with the first run of the bulls. The run was a success, with only two people being injured with cuts and bruises. The run lasted two minutes and thirty seconds, and the experts say that the bulls behaved impeccably and ran [...]
The Rugby World cup ticket sales have hit the one million mark this week, leaving just a third of the tickets available. Three matches have already completely sold out. The surge in ticket sales comes as the final ticketing phase took place, and the remaining tickets went on to the market. The organisers of the [...]
The John F. Kennedy airport in New York certainly had love in the air this week, when over 150 turtles crossed the busy runway as part of their mating season journey. According to Carol Bannerman of the US Department of Agriculture, the diamondback terrapins were on their way to an ideal location to lay their [...]
They say that a crisis presents opportunities, and one Bulgarian company is hoping to prove that saying right. Following growth on sales of its products in foreign markets, drug maker, Sopharma is hoping that its real estate affiliate can do the same thing. Sopharma Business Towers is one of just a handful of projects that [...]
If you are planning a trip to view Portugal property this year, why not research the various castles dotted around the country. The castles of Alfaiates, Sortelha, Vilar Maior, Sabugal, Castelo Mendo, Castelo Bom, Castelo Rodrigo, Penamacor, Monsanto and Pinhel are to name but a few of these historic monuments! The majority of these beautiful [...]