Portugal Brexit Update: Nothing Happening Fast!

Anyone seeking the latest news on looming Brexit and its effect on expat life in Portugal will find slim pickings right now; Much remains up in the air, leaving a distinct feeling that a “pause button” has been pressed on the process.   If one were to have to choose one phrase to describe the progress of Brexit for expats in Portugal (and indeed elsewhere,) “anti-climatic” would perhaps prove the most appropriate.

Portugal Seems Set for a Record Breaking Tourist Season

If you’ve been in Portugal in recent months and thought everything seemed busier than normal, it wasn’t your imagination. Reports state with increasing confidence that the country’s enjoying its busiest tourism year ever.   Portugal’s 2016 tourist season is proving as strong as even the most optimistic pundits predicted. The Algarve, in particular, is set to break records this year. The region is “practically fully booked” at the time of writing, according to a report in The Portugal News,

Tourism is Booming in Spain

The first half of 2016 has seen an increase in tourism numbers as holiday-markers turn to Spain as a safe-haven.   Spain is experiencing a record-breaking year in Tourism, driven by a wave of tourists seeking safer shores after terrorism attacks and political instability in the popular tourist destinations of France, Egypt and Turkey. A relatively strong euro is another explanation for the surge in visitor numbers, as Europeans take advantage of their strong purchasing power. With one of the highest unemployment levels in Europe – a record setting 20 percent – this boost to tourism is cre

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