lisbon Archives

Airlines

Lisbon Hub More Important than Money in Any TAP Airline Deal

Lisbon is of utmost importance for TAP Air as it serves as a vital gateway for air travelers entering the country, particularly through its Lisbon hub. This plays a pivotal role in sustaining the ongoing tourism boom in Portugal.

Reuters | 10 months ago

Hotels

Portuguese-Owned Boutique Hotel Brand AlmaLusa Aims to Lure Travelers From Big Chains

The boutique brand AlmaLusa is betting that more tourists want to stay in places that deeply reflect Portuguese culture. It's testing whether luxury travelers care about authenticity rather than just location and amenities when picking hotels.

Leslie Barrie | 1 year ago

Cruises

Carnival Terminates Cruise in Lisbon After Covid Outbreak Grows

With the number of Covid cases reaching 64, or less than two percent of all those on board, Carnival Corp.'s AIDA Cruises has had to call time on the voyage. The cruise industry would have been hoping for a better start to 2022 than this.

Andrei Khalip and Miguel Pereira, Reuters | 2 years ago

Tourism

Lisbon 3-Day Coronavirus Lockdown Means Tourists Must Stay Away

When it comes to Covid-19, one step forward, two steps back is an unpopular but repetitive dance.

Catarina Demony and Miguel Pereira, Reuters | 3 years ago

Coronavirus

Portugal Won’t Quarantine Visitors Arriving by Plane

Portugal’s foreign minister vaguely referred to "minimal health controls" at airports but otherwise the country wants to make it as easy as possible for people to visit. Fearless young people may come, especially when other countries like the UK require visitors to self-isolate for days.

Catarina Demony, Reuters | 4 years ago

Skift Originals

5 Great Summer Reads From Skift

It's summer. Slow down. Take a breath. And catch up with some of Skift's best deep dives and enterprise stories so far in 2018.

Tom Lowry, Skift | 6 years ago

Overtourism

Lisbon’s Overtourism Lesson: Living Like a Local Is Not Enough

Lisbon's post-crisis evolution and corresponding tourism boom show the dramatic impact and lasting ramifications of overtourism. Efforts have centered on sustainable tourism and limiting tourism's potential negative impacts, but, in our view, the focus has been all wrong. Sustainable tourism should be about sustainable cultures, and we all have a role to play.

Rebecca Stone, Skift | 6 years ago