Informação: Vítor Fraga says Horta gateway will provide more 25 thousand seats than in 2014
The Regional Secretary for Tourism and Transport said the Horta gateway will provide, through SATA, more 25 thousand seats than last year. Of the total number of seats, 2,500 will be available in July and August; the latter "are usually the months when most constraints can happen and the flow of passengers is higher." "In addition to the provision of these seats at Horta gateway, we cannot forget... Mais >>

Informação: Vítor Fraga announces new tourism operation for Terceira with 1,500 seats
The Regional Secretary for Tourism and Transport announced today a new tourism operation for the island of Terceira, which will provide 1,500 seats, with departure from Lisbon, from May 1 to October 30. The government official spoke to journalists after meeting with various entrepreneurs in the tourism sector. Vítor Fraga revealed that this operation "represents the coming of 1,500 potenti... Mais >>

Informação: Government provides new multimedia contents in the "Feeling and Interpreting the Azores Environment" Portal
The "Feeling and Interpreting the Azores Environment" Portal (SIARAM) will provide new contents, including on the Furnas Volcano. Coordinated by the Regional Secretariat for Agriculture and the Environment, through the Regional Directorate for the Environment, this project consists of a database containing multimedia contents on the environment and nature conservation for educational and promotion... Mais >>

Informação: Government creates accessible tourism programme - "Azores for All Ages"
The Regional Secretary for Social Solidarity signed today in Angra do Heroísmo a protocol with Atlânticoline for the creation of an accessible tourism programme "Azores for all Ages," an initiative aimed at EU citizens aged over 65 years and people with a degree of disability higher than 60%. Speaking to journalists at the end of the ceremony, Andreia Cardoso ensured that the Regional G... Mais >>

Informação: New Povoação Port ensures better safety conditions to fishers and sea-tour operators
The Regional Secretary for the Sea, Science and Technology opened today the new Povoação Port on S. Miguel, a work representing an investment of 4.2 million Euros. Fausto Brito e Abreu stated this infrastructure provides "excellent conditions not only to fishers, but also to other activities, such as recreational fishing, tourism fishing, recreational boating, maritime sports and maritim... Mais >>

Informação: Tourist offices to provide service for "registration and handling of claims" announced Vítor Fraga
The tourist offices in the archipelago will now provide a service for the "registration and handling of claims," announced the Regional Secretariat for Tourism and Transport today. Speaking at the opening of the Sea Tourist Office, installed at Caloura Port by Lagoa City Hall, Vítor Fraga stressed that this new service to be provided to all users of regional tourist offices, whether they ar... Mais >>

Informação: Government of the Azores promotes Tourism Meeting in Ponta Delgada
The Government of the Azores promotes the organisation of a Tourism Meeting at the Ponta Delgada Public Library on Thursday, April 9. This meeting, scheduled at 8:30 PM, will present to industry partners and the population in general the first data collected from surveys conducted on the Azorean population by the Institute for Tourism Planning and Development (IPDT). These data will be included ... Mais >>

Informação: Azores Tourism marks entry into force of the new model of accessibility to the Region
The Azores Tourism association will mark the entry into force of the new model of accessibility to the Region from Friday to April 4 with the promotion of several activities to welcome passengers at all Azorean airports with links to external destinations. On Sunday, March 29, passengers arriving at Ponta Delgada airport from flights departing from Lisbon and Porto may attend can watch the perfo... Mais >>

Informação: New accessibility model already significantly reduced fare prices, stressed Vítor Fraga
The Regional Secretary for Tourism and Transport stated in Horta that the new accessibility model for air transport, which enters into force Sunday, has allowed significant reductions in fare prices for Azorean citizens. "Now, one can notice that the fare offer for all gateways in the Azores already shows a very significant reduction in accessibility costs. In many cases, the price is just one-th... Mais >>

Informação: Azores present in Malta application of "Fajãs" of S. Jorge to UNESCO Biosphere Reserve
The Government of the Azores will present at the 5th Conference of the World Network of Island and Coastal Biosphere Reserves, taking place in Malta on March 24-26, the application of "Fajãs" of S. Jorge to UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. The proposal for the delimitation of their respective area was agreed this week at a meeting held by the Monitoring Committee. Established by the Regional Secre... Mais >>