Clean & Safe

Clean & Safe stamp 2020
Turismo de Portugal created this tool, involving several partners, to promote confidence in Portugal as a tourist destination, with the objective of recognizing companies and leisure activities compliant with health safety recommendations issued by the National Tourist Authority, according to National Health Authority guidelines to avoid risks of contagion of covid-19.

In 2021, Turismo de Portugal established a partnership with Nova Medical School, to adapt the requirements of the Clean & Safe stamp to the current guidelines of the Directorate-General for Health, according to the current pandemic situation and the technical and scientific knowledge acquired regarding covid-19:

Clean & Safe companies are now covered by the European Tourism Covid-19 Safety Seal
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the tourism ecosystem, causing unprecedented drops in revenues and threatening millions of jobs. After strenuous lockdowns, citizens long for holidays but expressed concern about safety from COVID-19. The European Tourism COVID-19 Safety Seal comes in time for the summer season and can improve safety procedures in tourism businesses. This way, it can increase the trust of travellers and tourists, as well as residents and employees, fostering the EU's reputation as a quality tourism destination.