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The Portuguese Customer Does Not Exist

Restaurant | Strategy | August 2026 | 3 min read

The belief that Portuguese customers only respond to discounts is one of the most repeated ideas in hospitality, and one of the least examined. Restaurants across Lisbon fill their rooms nightly at confident prices without joining platforms like The Fork and without running promotions

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