Latest news and stories about tourism in travel in Lisboa, Portugal for expats and residents.
Lisbon airport faces significant operational challenges due to the new Entry-Exit System, prompting calls to optimize existing infrastructure capacity while awaiting the development of the new Alcochete airport.
The Lisbon Metropolitan Council has approved new Navegante public transport tickets for tourists and event attendees, offering one-day passes for 15 euros and five-day passes for 37.50 euros to encourage sustainable travel.
Easyjet's country manager, José Lopes, warns of potential travel disruptions at Lisbon's Humberto Delgado Airport this summer due to passport control issues, while also expressing interest in potential slot opportunities arising from the upcoming TAP privatisation.
Luxair has rescheduled its flight services to Lisbon and Porto in response to ongoing industrial action across Portugal this week.
An analysis of the potential challenges facing Portugal's tourism and transport sectors during the summer season, including industrial action and rising costs.
The ongoing chaos at Lisbon Airport is a predictable consequence of decades of political inaction and a lack of infrastructure investment, highlighting a broader culture of neglect in public services that prioritizes political power struggles over the needs of travelers and taxpayers.
Portugal is facing delays or difficulties at the arrival stage.
Luís Neves addresses the 70% surge in airport passenger numbers, citing resource shortages and technological limitations, while announcing the addition of manual control booths and e-gates in Lisbon to mitigate summer travel delays.
The Avenida Association warns that operational constraints at Lisbon Airport are damaging Portugal's tourism competitiveness and hindering foreign investment.
Ten years after the tourism boom in Lisbon and Porto, the question of whether these cities have reached maximum capacity remains unanswered, with local authorities showing little interest in addressing the potential imbalance.
Lisbon airport failed to meet 12% of summer slot requests, with officials warning that infrastructure constraints are negatively impacting the national tourism sector.
The Minister admits that an excess of tourism may happen “in one or another area of the country.” However, he stresses the need for an increase in the value of tourism — rather than just in overnight stays.
The Minister of Economy denied today, in Lisbon, that Portugal has an excess of tourism, although he acknowledged that in some areas and periods this may occur, and argued that an increase is necessary to improve wages in the sector.
An expert points out a path for the future.
The measure follows successive complaints from passengers, especially tourists, regarding overcharging and refusals to take passengers to certain destinations.
TAP Air Portugal has launched a new flight route between Lisbon and São Luís, the capital of Maranhão in Northeast Brazil, operating twice weekly. The service, which began on Monday, October 26, expands the Portuguese airline's presence in Brazil and improves access for European passengers to tourist destinations like the Lençóis Maranhenses. The flights operate using Airbus A321LR aircraft. This expansion coincides with the opening of the Vila Galé Collection Ópera São Luís, the first hotel from the Portuguese chain in the city. With this new route, TAP now connects 15 Brazilian cities to Portugal across 17 different routes. Demand for the new TAP routes to Brazil is reportedly meeting expectations following the company's recent privatisation.
TAP Air Portugal has launched a new air link between Lisbon and São Luís, the capital of Maranhão in Northeast Brazil, operating twice weekly. The route, which began on Monday, October 26, expands the Portuguese airline's presence in Brazil and improves access for European passengers to tourist destinations like the Lençóis Maranhenses. Flights depart Lisbon on Mondays and Thursdays at 19:05, arriving in São Luís at 00:10 local time the following day. Return flights leave the Maranhão capital on Tuesdays and Fridays at 01:40, with a stopover in Fortaleza before arriving in Lisbon at 14:50. The route uses Airbus A321LR aircraft, and the expansion coincides with the opening of the Vila Galé Collection Ópera São Luís hotel, attended by group chairman Jorge Rebelo de Almeida. TAP now connects 15 Brazilian cities to Portugal, with the company currently facing discussions regarding privatisation and its impact on Brazil-Portugal routes, while maintaining that demand for new services is in line with expectations.
TAP Air Portugal has resumed its flight route between Lisbon and Caracas, offering two weekly flights between the two cities.
TAP resumes flights this Tuesday, October 27, between Lisbon and Caracas, the capitals of Portugal and Venezuela. The airline will now have two connections per week. Flights will operate on Tuesdays and Sundays and are intended to connect Portugal to the community of Portuguese emigrants (and their descendants) in Venezuela. The connections were suspended following two earthquakes that struck the Venezuelan territory on June 24. For round-trip flights, prices start at 669 euros, with all taxes included. Earthquakes in Venezuela: number of Portuguese and Luso-descendants dead rises to 107. Complaints against TAP fall by 24%, but complaints about customer service soar. The government expects to have the conditions to launch a public offering of 5% of TAP's capital reserved for workers in January.
Operation is expected to resume with two weekly frequencies, on Tuesdays and Sundays.
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