Informação: Vítor Fraga announces preparation of new tourism support framework for the sports sector
The Regional Secretary for Tourism and Transport announced today that the support awarded by the Regional Directorate for Tourism to sports teams participating in national and international competitions for the promotion of the Azores Destination will have a new framework. Vítor Fraga spoke at the signing ceremony of a cooperation protocol between SATA and Grupo Desportivo Comercial for the... Mais >>

Informação: Vasco Cordeiro highlights Canada's potential for Azores Tourism
The President of the Government, Vasco Cordeiro, expressed today his belief that the potential of the Canadian market for Azores Tourism should not be limited to the Azorean emigrant communities residing in that country. "I emphasise the importance and potential of the Canadian market to the Azores, which includes emigrant communities and Canadian tourists, taking into account some aspects of... Mais >>

Informação: Vítor Fraga announces new tourism operations and the reinforcement of current operations
The Regional Secretary for Tourism and Transport announced the reinforcement of several tourism operations that connect some of the major tourist markets to the Azores throughout the year. This measure is intended to increase the number of tourists visiting the Region. Vítor Fraga was interviewed on Thursday evening for RTP Açores programme "Grande Plano." The government official revea... Mais >>

Informação: Sérgio Ávila highlights efforts undertaken by the Regional Government to support exports
The Vice-President of the Government highlighted on Friday the Region's commitment to strengthen its export capacity in order to tackle the reduction of internal consumption caused by the international and national context. Sérgio Ávila spoke at the signing ceremony of a protocol between the Government, the Institute of Food and Agricultural Markets (IAMA) and the International Food and ... Mais >>

Informação: Government announces reinforcement of ATA's role in the promotion of the Azores Destination
The Regional Secretary for Tourism and Transport announced in Ponta Delgada today that the powers of the Azores Tourism Association (ATA) will be reinforced in the promotion of the Azores Destination. Speaking to journalists after a meeting with the board of ATA, Vítor Fraga stressed that the Government intends that "the promotion of the Azores for all markets be focused on ATA." The defi... Mais >>

Informação: Government available to support events that contribute to the promotion of the Region, says Vasco Cordeiro
The President of the Government, Vasco Cordeiro, defended on Wednesday that the Region is available to support the organisation of events sponsored by private entities that contribute to the promotion of the Region. "The decisive reason for the allocation of support to these events concerns the fact that they meet some of the goals set by the Region," namely their role in the external promotion ... Mais >>

Informação: Azores among the places to visit in 2013 according to the world's largest publisher of travel guidebooks in English
Fodor's Travel Intelligence, the world's largest publisher of travel guidebooks in English and one of the world's largest publishers of its kind, has chosen the Azores as one of the 25 places in the world to visit in 2013. The publisher has recently released the Fodor's 2013 Go List, which includes the Azores in the restricted list of destinations to visit next year. It describes the Azores as a... Mais >>

Informação: Azores have the quality and potentiality to overcome difficulties, says Vítor Fraga
The Regional Secretary for Tourism and Transport considered that the Azores have the quality and potentiality in the tourism sector that allow them "to overcome difficulties." Vítor Fraga spoke on behalf of the President of the Government of the Azores at the meeting held with Newtour - Destination Management Company held in Ponta Delgada on Saturday night. The government official conveyed ... Mais >>

Informação: Carlos César highlights inclusion of "Sata Rallye Azores" in European Rallye Championship
The President of the Regional Government highlighted today the importance of "Sata Rallye Azores" as a "competition that has allowed the Azores to enhance their visibility in the sports sector, being a valuable tool in the external promotion of our Region.” For Carlos César, the Government's support to this sports event is "a profitable and advantageous investment," whose impact goe... Mais >>

Informação: "Wine in Azores 2012" showcases the Azores abroad
The Regional Secretary for Economy highlighted in Ponta Delgada on Friday the large investment made by the Government in the organisation of gastronomic events that promote the Region abroad. Speaking on behalf of the President of the Government at the opening of "Wine in Azores 2012," Luísa Schanderl considered this initiative, which is already in its third edition, as fundamental for t... Mais >>