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The most beautiful places you can book in Portugal right now, including the Algarve, Faro and Lisbon…
Unsurprisingly, holidays to Portugal are booking up fast since it was announced on May 7 that the country was on the UK travel green list.
The tourist hotspot has become a favorite with Britons, with travel agencies experiencing huge spikes…
What it’s like to live in an island paradise for “digital nomads”
Mairead Finlay moved to the Portuguese island of Madeira to become part of a "digital nomad" village.
The project provides a free co-working space for most…
Emese Fajk: Inside the Block, the tense life of the international con artist in paradise
Emese Fajk is "hiding" in Madeira - a chain of Portuguese islands in the North Atlantic - where she is known as Abigel Fuchs and has a spectacular new hairstyle.While hiding on an island off the coast of Portugal, the…
Madeira lets in tourists who can show the Covid “vaccine passport” | Portugal
Sara Pedro is sitting in a restaurant by the beach with friends. This is the first time she has dined at the restaurant in three months.She is in Madeira, an autonomous region of Portugalhaving left his hometown of Lisbon's strict…
PINGO DOCE AND MERCADÃO EXTEND SERVICE TO MADEIRA
Camacha, Santa Cruz, Machico and Ribeira Brava can now shop online and receive them at home, with the expansion of the services of Pingo Doce and Mercadão.
Pingo Doce and Mercadão's online shopping service is now…
Madeira launches ‘Digital Nomad Village’ with free workspace
The Digital Nomad Village is a haven for remote workers on the shores of Madeira, offering free workspace for those staying a month or more. Olivia Palamountain reports
The digital nomadic village of Madeira is a utopia for remote workers,…
Funchal plans to introduce a tourist tax
Funchal plans to introduce a tourist tax Local authorities plan to charge visitors 2 euros per day for overnight stays The capital of the Portuguese island of Madeira plans to introduce a new way of filling its coffers. The city…
Daily Briefing: Stock market rally pauses
Sharp Brexit talks drag on (new deadline: Sunday) and deadlocked US talks over a coronavirus aid package are not good premises for stock market bulls. Futures contracts on European and American stocks are in the redfollowing setbacks in…
US STOCKS-S&P 500 stabilizes as stimulus hopes offset rising jobless claims
(For a live blog from Reuters on the US, UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window)* Mnuchin says COVID-19 relief talks are progressing* US FDA advisory committee meets on Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine* Indices:…
Cynthia Erivo will star in and produce a film about an enslaved Yoruba girl who became a gift to the…
Cynthia Erivo is set to star in and produce a film about Sarah Forbes Bonetta, the daughter of an African chieftain who was captured and presented to the Queen of England as a gift in 1850. Developed by BBC Film,…
Cynthia Erivo will star in and produce a film about an enslaved Yoruba girl who became a gift to the…
Cynthia Erivo is set to star in and produce a film about Sarah Forbes Bonetta, the daughter of an African chieftain who was captured and presented to the Queen of England as a gift in 1850. Developed by BBC Film,…
Does Jet2holidays offer a Black Friday sale? Latest airline offers
Many vacation companies and airlines are participating in Black Friday 2020, offering discounts on travel and flights for the coming year. Starting Friday, November 27, participating tour operators across the UK and beyond will reduce…
Reservations are open for the Carnival celebration which will begin in 2022, as part of Carnival…
Reservations are now open for Carnival Celebration, the new Carnival Cruise Line ship that will debut in November 2022 as part of the 50e birthday.
A sister of the first XL class ship in the line, Mardi Gras, Carnival Celebration…
A new portrait of an enslaved Yoruba girl who became a gift to the Queen of England is on display
Before being known as Queen Victoria's goddaughter, Sarah Forbes Bonetta had her own royal life. She was the daughter of an African chief before she was captured and gifted to the Queen of England in 1850. Her…
Japanese trampolinist bounces back from pandemic scupper dream
SAITAMA, Japan (Reuters) - Japanese trampolinist Tetsuya Sotomura was pushing for his country's final qualification spot for the Tokyo Olympics earlier this year, but his dream was shattered when the Games were postponed.At 35, he had…
Breakfast packages, no minibars, and exercise bikes in every room
Guests at the breakfast buffet (pre-Covid-19) at the five-star hotel Pestana Casino Park on June 26, ... 2019 in Funchal, Portugal. Corbis via Getty Images
Hotel stays have already changed irrevocably, and many hotels are finding new…
Portuguese legend Cristiano Ronaldo builds £ 7million mansion on ‘Portuguese Riviera’ to…
CRISTIANO RONALDO is said to be building a new mansion in one of the most prestigious residential areas in Portugal.
The Juventus forward bought the most expensive apartment ever sold in Lisbon last year - a £ 6.5million property that…
Portuguese legend Cristiano Ronaldo builds £ 7million mansion on ‘Portuguese Riviera’ to…
CRISTIANO RONALDO is said to be building a new mansion in one of the most prestigious residential areas in Portugal.
The Manchester United striker, 36, bought the most expensive apartment ever sold in Lisbon last year - a £ 6.5million…
‘Don’t cancel, postpone’, Portugal urges tourists under voucher system
LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal will offer vouchers to tourists forced to cancel their holiday plans in Portugal due to the coronavirus pandemic, allowing them to postpone trips until the end of 2021, the Secretary of State said on Thursday.…
Cristiano rented a large villa for 4,000 euros a week at the height of the pandemic
It is clear that these times of the coronavirus pandemic are complicated for Cristiano Ronaldo. The Portuguese is caught in the middle of the rapidly expanding coronavirus pandemic in his country and…
Cristiano Ronaldo to extend stay at six-bedroom Madeira mansion after Juventus were forced to cancel…
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CRISTIANO RONALDO is expected to stay in Madeira after Italy extended its coronavirus lockdown.
Juventus had planned a return to training after the players completed a 14-day home quarantine following a recall on Monday.
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Cristiano Ronaldo will extend his stay at a six-bedroom mansion in Madeira after Juventus were…
CRISTIANO RONALDO is expected to stay in Madeira after Italy extended its coronavirus lockdown.
Juventus had planned a return to training after the players completed a 14-day home quarantine following a recall on Monday.
⚠️ Read our…
Cristiano Ronaldo has shared a £3.5k-a-week fishing village home with Georgina Rodriguez and…
This is the stunning ocean-view villa that Cristiano Ronaldo is said to have rented for his family before he returned to Italy last summer during the coronavirus pandemic.
The Manchester United striker, then at Juventus, chose the…
Deals of the Day – Mergers & Acquisitions
(Adds Ossur Hf, Social Finance)April 7 (Reuters) - The following deals, mergers, acquisitions and divestitures were announced at 20:00 GMT on Tuesday:** Online student lender Social Finance Inc has agreed to acquire payments and banking…
Cristiano Ronaldo shows off his amazing abs as he strips down for training
He is spending time with his family at his home in Funchal, Portugal, three weeks after being forced into self-isolation.But Cristiano Ronaldo maintained his level of fitness during his break, posting a jaw-dropping photo to his 210 million…
TAXIS AND UBER CAN OPERATE BUT WITHOUT PASSENGERS NEXT TO THEM AND WITH THE WINDOWS OPEN
Taxi and platform transport services like Uber can continue to operate, but they should restrict access to the front seat and ensure "air renewal and cleaning of surfaces", it has been announced today.
In an order…
Traffic eases on San Francisco bridges as technicians log in from home
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The San Francisco Bay Area's army of tech workers responded to requests to do their jobs from home to help slow the spread of the coronavirus outbreak, easing traffic on local bridges for commuters who still had to…
New calculator sheds light on high US unicorn prices
(Reuters) - The common shares of many high-flying venture capital-backed startups are worth less than headlines would have some people believe, and an online calculator that two finance professors debuted on Wednesday can now quantify this…
‘They told people not to come’: Australian bushfires ravage tourism industry
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Pillars of fire and smoke from bushfires are tarnishing Australia's reputation for pristine landscapes teeming with wildlife and wreaking havoc on tourism, operators say, as authorities are forced to cancel concerts,…
Ups and downs in Madeira
The volcanic island, 90 minutes by plane from Lisbon, is Portugal's most exotic and geographically diverse destination.It's 6:45 a.m., dark, eerily quiet, and I'm still half asleep as I follow my guide attentively down a stony path on the…