Deborah O’Donoghue is a reporter at Travel Tomorrow. This British-Irish writer lived in the UK and France before moving to Belgium. She has travelled all over the world and worked in car body repairs, in the best fish ‘n’ chip shop in Brighton, and been a gopher in a comedy club, as well as a teacher. She’s a past winner of the Commonwealth Broadcasting Association Short Story Prize. Her début novel, Sea of Bones, was published by the UK's Legend Press in 2019 and Droemer Knaur Germany in 2021.
Activists in Lisbon are calling for holiday lets in residential buildings to be banned after gathering the support of thousands of locals. The Portuguese capital’s Movement […]
The Atlantic Portuguese island of Madeira is bringing in access fees for some of its best-loved hiking trails in a move to fund conservation efforts along […]
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have just bought a mansion in Melides, Portugal, as reported by the Daily Mail. The couple decided to leave Europe a […]
Portugal is set to launch a new monthly train ticket before 2024 is out, giving holders access to nearly all urban, regional, inter-regional and inter-city services […]
While Portugal’s capital Lisbon is located on the seafront, residents and tourists often flock to the closest beaches on the hottest days of the year, causing […]
Lufthansa’s CEO, Carsten Spohr, has met with members of the Portuguese government on 2 September with a view to building on discussions about a German takeover […]
Portugal’s tourism sector has had a record-breaking first half of 2024, with foreign visitor numbers up by 7.5% between January and June, according to national figures. […]
Portugal is in the midst of a tourism boom, with 2023 figures exceeding pre-pandemic levels by 7.7% at 32.5 million visitors. There was also a significant […]
Overtourism is often mentioned in the same breath as housing poverty and soaring inflation, but in proof that the phenomenon affects the affluent too, even residents […]
Portugal is raising awareness of the months-long drought affecting the country with a campaign that aims to show arrivals at Faro Airport exactly how much water […]
The French luxury hotel chain, Maison Albar Hotels (MAH) is opening a second property in Portugal. This July, the small village of Moure, located one hour […]
Portuguese flag carrier TAP Air is set to strengthen its Latin American network once more, with a new route and the resumption of a former connection […]
Portugal’s tourism authorities are setting their sights on China, with a new target to welcome half a million Chinese visitors and a million overnight stays per […]