1787
Seteais is built at Sintra; it opens as a hotel in 1955
1891
Reid's Palace opens on the cliffs at Funchal, built by William Reid
1905
Adriano Telles opens A Brasileira on 19 November to sell Brazilian coffee by the kilo A Brasileira
1907
The Bussaco Palace opens in Portugal, built as a royal hunting lodge
1908
A Brasileira begins serving coffee by the cup; the bica follows A Brasileira
1910
Vidago Palace opens in northern Portugal at the order of Carlos I
1942
Portugal opens its first pousada, at Elvas, in state-owned historic buildings Pousadas de Portugal
1965
claimed José and Manuel Pestana acquire the Hotel Atlântico at Funchal ⚑ founder attribution varies across sources Pestana Hotel Group
1972
The Pestana Carlton Madeira opens in November — the group's first hotel Pestana Hotel Group
1976
Dionísio Pestana arrives from South Africa at twenty-four to save the hotel his father was ready to abandon after the Carnation Revolution Pestana Hotel Group
1992
Vila Vita Parc opens in the Algarve
2001
Tivoli's Portuguese houses pass into Minor's ownership in 2016 after decades under Portuguese control Tivoli Hotels & Resorts
2003
Pestana takes over the management of Pousadas de Portugal — the state's historic-building network passes to a private operator Pestana Hotel Group
2015
Pestana partners with Cristiano Ronaldo; the first CR7 hotel opens at Funchal in 2016 Pestana Hotel Group
2015
Six Senses opens in the Douro valley in a nineteenth-century quinta
2016
Octant opens its first Portuguese house Octant Hotels