Informação: Vítor Fraga says "it is fundamental to provide hotel offer that meets the needs of our destination"
The Regional Secretary for Tourism and Transport said today that "it is fundamental to provide a hotel offer that meets the needs of our destination." Speaking at the ceremony of laying the first stone of the tourism undertaking "Santa Barbara Beach & Mountain Villas" in Ribeira Grande, Vítor Fraga said there were no doubts that in "an increasingly competitive market," it is fundamental to s... Mais >>

Informação: Vítor Fraga announces promotion of Azorean festivities by Azores Tourism
The Regional Secretary for Tourism and Transport announced that the Azores Tourism will carry out, together with the entities promoting events in the Region, the scheduling of all initiatives planned for 2014 by the end of September with the purpose of promoting them among the tour operators from the major tourist markets. "The added value that we have at a cultural and musical level, such as th... Mais >>

Informação: Government of the Azores strengthens friendship and cooperation ties with Rio Grande do Sul
The Regional Under Secretary of the Presidency for External relations of the Government of the Azores has highlighted the importance of Culture in bringing the archipelago closer to Rio Grande do Sul. During a visit to the State of Rio Grande do Sul at the invitation of the State Government, Rodrigo Oliveira met with the Secretary of State of Culture, Luiz Antônio de Assis Brasil, with whom ... Mais >>

Informação: Capelinhos Volcano Interpretation Centre reached 100,000 visitors today
The Capelinhos Volcano Interpretation Centre on Faial Island registered today 100,000 visitors since its opening five years ago. This record was reached with the registration of a German tourist at 11:58 AM. To mark the occasion, the Regional Director for the Environment, Hernâni Jorge, offered Jurgen Patzer a book about the Capelinhos Volcano and several souvenirs related to this Interpreta... Mais >>

Informação: Azores are "Preferred Destination" of European Travel Agents' and Tour Operators' Associations in 2014
The Azores will receive the distinction of ECTAA's Preferred Destination of the Year 2014, thus becoming the "Preferred Destination" of the European Travel Agents' and Tour Operators' Associations (ECTAA) next year. "The Azores will benefit from a series of actions intended to disseminate the information and promotional materials of our destination, such as the ECTAA site, newsletters, public pr... Mais >>

Informação: Luís Costa highlights importance of environmental education because "we are just protecting what we know"
The Regional Director for Fisheries stressed today on Faial the importance of environmental education activities, considering that they "allow citizens in general to identify themselves with the natural world that surrounds them." "We are just protecting what we know", said Luís Costa, who spoke at the hoisting ceremony of the Blue Flag on Porto Pim beach in the city of Horta. Apart from th... Mais >>

Informação: Vítor Fraga says the Azores have "exceptional conditions" for events such as Red Bull Cliff Diving
The Regional Secretary for Tourism and Transport said on Saturday that the Azores have "exceptional conditions" for the organisation of events such as the Red Bull Cliff Diving. The government official stressed that this is a "highly prominent event both nationally and internationally." For Vítor Fraga, "this evidence demonstrates the good things the Azores have to offer, a Region where ther... Mais >>

Informação: Government of the Azores allocates over 300 thousand Euros to maintenance of Pico vineyard culture
The Regional Secretariat for Natural Resources has already allocated 307,619 Euros in financial support to projects submitted this year for the maintenance of the traditional landscape of Pico vineyard culture in "currais" (plots protected by stone walls). The ordinances already published comprise 184 beneficiaries. Another 13 applications submitted this year are currently under analysis, repres... Mais >>

Informação: Intervention in Carapacho beach area is concluded
The works in the area surrounding the Carapacho Pool on the island of Graciosa have been concluded. This beach area now meets all the conditions it had before the bad weather conditions that caused damages last winter.The Government, through the Regional Secretariat for Tourism and Transport, has carried out several interventions on the site, including the consolidation of walls, the repair of pav... Mais >>

Informação: Azores continue to "tread path of success" in tourism, assures Vítor Fraga
The Regional Secretary for Tourism and Transport conveyed his belief that the Azores will continue to "tread a path of success," which will allow the Region to accomplish the "goal of having a sustainable tourism sector that generates wealth and actively contributes to the maintenance and creation of jobs." Speaking at the launch of the 39th Congress of the Portuguese Association of Travel Agenci... Mais >>