Lisbon – The News Desk

13Apr

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IHG’s Kimpton brand to debut in Lisbon – Business Traveller

IHG Hotels and Resorts is bringing its Kimpton brand to the Portuguese capital next year. Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants already has a presence in Portugal, having opened the Kimpton Algarve São Rafael Atlántico in late 2023. The property will feature 141 rooms and “design-forward” public spaces by Rockwell, including a rooftop bar and pool. The hotel will be within walking distance of attractions include the Eduardo VII Park, Marquês de Pombal Square and Avenida Liberdade. IHG Hotels & Resorts currently operates 20 hotels across seven brands in Portugal, including Six Senses, InterContinental, Vignette Collection, Crowne Plaza, Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express and Iberostar. Willemijn Geels, VP Development, Europe, IHG Hotels & Resorts, commented: “Working with our partners at...

Lisbon’s Mayor Pleads For Moderation Amid Far-Right Surge

9Dec

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Lisbon’s Mayor Pleads For Moderation Amid Far-Right Surge

LISBON, Portugal — On a warm evening when the croons of a fado singer in a dark bar where fingers slicked with oil glide between dishes of olives and wineglass stems echo down ancient limestone streets filled with late-night revelers from all over the world, it’s easy to forget that this ancient capital is in a political crisis.Unlike in London, Amsterdam or Paris, Lisbon’s nearly 3,000-year evolution into a modern hub of cosmopolitan locals and international visitors came without a backlash in the form of far-right populists blaming foreigners and minorities for the problems in the city. Voters here had steered clear of politicians who harkened to the dictatorship that ruled Portugal from the Great Depression until the 1970s.That is, until now. The wave of right-wing populism sweeping Eu...

Portugal’s Political Chaos Could Be Big For Nuclear Energy

22Nov

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Portugal’s Political Chaos Could Be Big For Nuclear Energy

LISBON, Portugal ― After nearly five hours in a stuffy, cream-walled classroom on the second floor of a college physics department last Tuesday night, Luis Guimarãis stood up and broached the metaphysical: Can something die that was never born?The audience of nearly two dozen students had been sitting in the fluorescent-lit room, which featured a tragically inactive espresso machine, since the middle of the afternoon. The sky had gone dark hours earlier, and most of the University of Lisbon’s students had dispersed to neighborhood bars. But the youths and professors staring at a projector screen at the front of the room listened intently to a lineup of speakers attempting to recruit them to what has seemed, for decades, like an impossible cause in this nation: building a nuclear reactor.J...

The July Hotels planning properties in London, Dublin and Lisbon – Business Traveller

9Nov

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The July Hotels planning properties in London, Dublin and Lisbon – Business Traveller

Amsterdam-based CityID Group has announced plans to rebrand as The July Group, alongside the creation of new hotel collection The July Hotels. The brand will initially comprise two existing hotels in Amsterdam, namely The July – Boat & Co, and The July – Twenty Eight. The group’s third property – ID Aparthotel – will be renamed ID Aparthotel by The July, “to illustrate its difference to the other hotels on the platform”. Referring to itself as “a series of premium life-centred apartment-hotels”, The July Hotels brand intends to expand overseas, with the addition of three more properties. The July – London (pictured below) will offer hybrid apartment-hotel accommodation in the city’s Victoria district, while The July – Dublin will be located on the corner of Capel Street and Little ...

Hilton to open three hotels in Lisbon – Business Traveller

11Oct

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Hilton to open three hotels in Lisbon – Business Traveller

Hilton has announced plans to open three new properties in the city centre of Lisbon. Duo Hotel Lisbon, Curio Collection by Hilton will open in spring 2024, while the company’s Hampton and Canopy brands will make their debut in Portugal in 2025 and 2026 respectively. Duo Hotel Lisbon, Curio Collection by Hilton will be located in the west-downtown area of the city, occupying a traditional 19th century building which is linked to a secondary new development by a landscaped interior courtyard. The hotel will include 75 rooms, an all-day dining outlet, café, bar, meeting space and a Portuguese pasteleria, offering local cakes and pastries. The following year will see the debut of Hampton by Hilton Lisbon Baixa in the centre of the city, close to key attractions. The 157-key property will fe...