The Crowne Plaza Vilamoura, set to open in January 2010, will be the first Crowne Plaza hotel in Portugal. The historic deal is the first franchise agreement between IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group) and the Grupo Marope, a Portuguese property and hotel owning company. The hotel will create more than 200 jobs when it opens. The new hotel is right on the Vilamoura beach, near the world famous Vilamoura Casino, 300 metres from the Algarve’s main marina, Marina Vilamoura, and 20 kilometres from Faro Airport.
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Zolder and the Algarve circuit have been added to the World Touring Car Championship's calendar for the 2010 season. The race at Zolder will take Pau's place on the calendar after the French street circuit was unable to confirm its deal with the WTCC in time, while the new Algarve circuit is introduced with the possibility of alternating with Porto, which is only able to host a race every two years.
Zolder and the Algarve circuit have been added to the World Touring Car Championship's calendar for the 2010 season. The race at Zolder will take Pau's place on the calendar after the French street circuit was unable to confirm its deal with the WTCC in time, while the new Algarve circuit is introduced with the possibility of alternating with Porto, which is only able to host a race every two years.

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| Thu, Jul 2nd WORLD KITESURFING CIRCUIT |
| Thu, Jul 2nd 2009 MED FESTIVAL |
| Fri, Jul 3rd HEALING DAY AT LAGOS - Barão de S.João |
| Fri, Jul 3rd 7TH INTERNACIONAL SAND SCULPTURE FESTIVAL (FIESA) |
| Fri, Jul 3rd, @8:00am ART ALGARVE EXHIBITIONS "AS BRIGHT AS THE SUN" |
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