Other Regional Pousadas were inaugurated, always with a small number of rooms and a special attention to the local gastronomy.

In 1995, the American Society of Travel Agents and the Smithsonian Foundation, awarded the Pousadas de Portugal the annual prize for the institutions around the world with an active part in the protection of cultural and environmental heritage for touristic purposes.

[1] In 2003, due to the accumulation of negative results for more than a decade,[2] the Portuguese Government led by Durão Barroso decided to privatize 49% of Enatur's capital, as well as to concede the management of the Pousadas to the winning group.

On 1 September 2003, PPG became responsible for the management of the Pousadas hotel chain for a period of 20 years.

Under an internationalization plan, the PPG wants to open Pousadas in all the locations that the Portuguese once ruled: Asia (Goa, Macau and even East Timor), Africa (Cape Verde, Mozambique and even Angola) and new places in Brazil.