Informação: Inter-island air links and maritime links on Central Group islands to be resumed Friday, announces Vasco Cordeiro
The President of the Government announced today that inter-island air links and maritime links on the Central Group islands will be gradually resumed from Friday, May 29. Regarding the Azores Airlines flight connections outside the Region, Vasco Cordeiro added that the Government will analyse this issue in the early weeks of June so that these flights during that month may resume during that mon... Mais >>

Informação: Regional Government promotes Handbook on Good Practices for the tourism sector
The Regional Secretariat for Energy, Environment and Tourism, in partnership with the Regional Secretariat for Health, is promoting a series of meetings with tourism agents in order to prepare the Handbook on COVID-19 Good Sanitary Practices aimed at this sector. In this context, a meeting has already taken place with AHP -Portuguese Hotel Association and AHRESP -Association of Hotels, Restaurant... Mais >>

Informação: Regional Government is preparing package of measures to support Azorean companies operating in regional commercial ports
The Regional Secretary for Transport and Public Works announced today that the Regional Government is preparing a package of measures to support Azorean companies operating in regional commercial ports. Ana Cunha spoke at the plenary session of the Legislative Assembly, held by video conference, about a draft resolution presented by CDS/PP on the suspension of berthing fees for maritime-tourist ... Mais >>

Informação: Marta Guerreiro says the Azores can “serve as example for new reconfiguration” in the tourism sector
The Regional Secretary for Energy, Environment and Tourism stressed today that the work carried out in positioning the Azores destination can “serve as example for a new reconfiguration” in the tourism sector, ensuring a “green exit” from the current situation. Marta Guerreiro spoke on the webinar "Tourism in the Azores: Paths towards the Future," an initiative promoted by ... Mais >>

Informação: Regional Government to prioritise support for employment protection in the tourism sector
The Regional Secretary for Energy, Environment and Tourism emphasised that the Regional Government will give priority to the implementation of measures "intended to support employment protection" as well as to guarantee "the liquidity of companies" in the tourism sector, as part of the strategy to tackle the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Marta Guerreiro spoke in Ponta Delgada during a hearin... Mais >>

Informação: Regional Government creates network of tourist accommodation units available to health and civil protection professionals
The Regional Government is creating a network of tourist accommodation units to support health and civil protection professionals wishing to live apart from their families during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Regional Directorate for Tourism has already registered about two dozen accommodation units that are available to provide their facilities, free of charge, to health and civil protection profe... Mais >>

Informação: Marta Guerreiro highlights increased quality of Terceira's tourism offer
The Regional Secretary for Energy, Environment and Tourism stressed today that the island of Terceira “registers one of the highest relative increases regarding the number of beds,” noting that there was an increase of 142% between 2012 and 2019, compared with the 126% increase recorded at regional level. “More than growing in terms of quantity, the challenge is to improve the ... Mais >>

Informação: Government of the Azores meets with tourism associations to address Covid-19 outbreak
The Government of the Azores will hold a meeting with the heads of local associations representing the tourism sector next Wednesday, March 11, with the aim of analysing the evolution of the Covid-19 impacts on this sector in the Region. This meeting will be attended by the Vice-President of the Government, Sérgio Ávila, and the Regional Secretary for Energy, Environment and Tourism, M... Mais >>

Informação: Walking Football Tournament - Azores 2020 is another event that generates tourism flows in the local economy, says Regional Director
The Regional Director for Tourism pointed out that the 1st Walking Football Tournament - Azores 2020 is another event that generates tourism flows in the local economy, bringing to the Azores about one hundred people, including participants and accompanying persons. “Events like this one are important for Azorean tourism as, on the one hand, they promote exchanges generating flows that con... Mais >>

Informação: Marta Guerreiro highlights tourism growth in 2019 under sustained evolution of the sector
The Regional Secretary for Energy, Environment and Tourism highlighted the growth of tourism in the Azores, pointing out that the Region broke the barrier of three million overnight stays in all types of accommodation last year. "These impressive figures demonstrate the international projections that the Azores are achieving," Marta Guerreiro stressed, adding that there was "a 52% growth from 20... Mais >>