(TAN): The Lisbon Tourist Association has launched a new telephone information service for visitors to access tourist and cultural information about the destination. It will also enable travellers to make reservations and gain updates on the destination’s current Covid-19 safety measures, said media reports.
The INFOLISBOA service, operated from the Carlos Lopes Pavilion in the city, is manned by staff from the Lisbon Tourism offices. Via the service, tourists can also make reservations for shows, hotels and restaurants and purchase products such as the Lisboa Card.
The Lisboa card gives free access to selected public transport, entry to 35 museums, monuments and places of tourist interest and provides various discounts on services and in stores that sell traditional Portuguese items.
The specialist team operating the service will also provide tourists information about Lisbon’s current Covid-19 regulations and measures to enable tourists and locals to move safely in the destination.
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“In view of the current situation that the world is experiencing, we are providing new ways for both Portuguese and overseas visitors to contact us, so that access to tourist information is increasingly easier,” Paula Oliveira, executive director of Lisbon Tourist Association was quoted as saying by the media about the launch of the service.
Calls to INFOLISBOA from within Portugal are free. From overseas, the service can be accessed as well and is available from Monday to Friday, from 0900 to 1900 hours.
