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Not just one, but two new Porto Bay hotels coming to the Algarve. The existing Tui Blue hotel in Falesia will be ours from this winter, and after a refurb, will open as the Portobay Blue Ocean in May 2025. Also, announced last year at the Lisbon BTL, a new Portobay hotel will be built in Lagos but that is a few years away. 

A new 60 room 5 Star hotel will be built in the old town, just behind Porto Santa Maria. Work will begin this year and it should open in 2026. 

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Mixing up the Entertainment

From March, there will be a tweaks to our fantastic ents program. Entertainment will now be 9pm to 1030pm every night, and there are new acts including Live Brisk Duo on Tuesdays and Piano Night on Saturdays. Scroll down to see the entertainments poster link. 

 

British Airways

Are moving back to Gatwick. From November 2024, flights will stop LHR-FNC and start LGW-FNC 6 days a week, everything but Tuesday.

 

Platinum is the new black

The Prestige card programme has stepped into the 21st century with 3 different colours, XP points and a fancy new app. Find out more here 

 

Força Maritimo

In what's been an up and down rollercoaster of a season, Maritimo's next adventure is Saturday March 16th at 1530 when they welcome Leiria. This is a big game as a win for Santa Clara v Nacional could put the good guys in third, but Leiria won 3 nil here in the cup.

 

Tickets will be the usual €5 behind the goals, going up to €15 at half way line and €30 in the posh bit. We hoped by then to have a new ticketing system so you can ask reception and receive QR code tickets by email. However if you want tickets, ask John.

 

Maritimo Feminimos are doing much better than the men. Their home games are back to the Santo Antonio Campus, which is easily done by bus from the old town. As there's a few different buses that go there, best thing to do is use google maps to tell you the next combination of buses.

 

Bruno's magic bus trip is back...

The much enjoyed Santo da Serra trip is back! Every thursday Bruno will be taking up to 8 happy campers to Santo da Serra to visit the cheese factory and a few other places before going to Serra Golf for a (not so) light lunch anda nap on the way home. It's €65 and spaces are limited and its sold out a week in advance since restarting.

 

Also, the Brunobus will also be doing Palheiro Gardens trips once a fortnight, for a bit of home made cakes and tea and coffee followed by a tour round the gardens. Cost is €24.50.

 

Internal Exchange

2025 is here already, as far as Internal Exchange is concerned. If you want to move weeks or bring weeks forward we still have spaces in 2024 and already can make changes for 2025, so please contact Clare or Sabine. 

 

Concerts in Mamma Museum

See here for dates and get your tickets from Cindy or Clare.

 

New Flights

Jet2 from Liverpool from Summer 2024 and Belfast from Winter 2024, and Edinburgh twice a week from November 2024. 

 

 

 

Live Music in Alfama

Live music Wednesdays and Saturdays at 7pm in Alfama

Friday is Golfday

Join John, for a friendly cheap-ish game of golf on fridays. Everything is included and dont worry its not a competition!

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