Within the Ministry of the Economy and Digital Transition, Turismo de Portugal, I.P. is the national tourism authority responsible for the promotion, enhancement and sustainability of tourism activities, bringing together a single entity with all the institutional competencies relating to the development of tourism activities, from the supply sector to demand.

Our mission includes:
• Enhance and develop tourism infrastructures
• Development of human resource training
• Supporting investment in the sector
• Coordinating Portugal’s domestic and international promotion
as a tourism destination
• Regulate and inspect gambling activities

To support sector investment and develop tourism infrastructures
Turismo de Portugal has developed financial grants and
incentives in order to:
• Improve the quality of the existing tourism infrastructures
• Development of new products
• Boost technological innovation, entrepreneurship and tourism
start-ups

In 2016 the Portuguese Government launched “REVIVE”, a programme that aims to attract private investment to state heritage properties throughout the country. The aim is to convert them to a business associated to the hospitality, cultural and/ or entertainment industry. Under public tender, the concessions have a duration of up to 50 years. All the properties in this programme can be accessed here:
www.revive.turismodeportugal.pt/en