Information: Government of the Azores takes part in the revision of EU Strategy for Maritime Transport
The Government of the Azores has conveyed to the European Commission its position on the mid-term revision of the EU Strategy on Maritime Transport under the public consultation process that ran until April 22. The Region defends the need to "fully acknowledge" the Atlantic as the western sea border of the European Union. In the document sent to Brussels, the Azorean Government mentions the nece... more >>

Information: 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... more >>

Information: Support to energy users provides greater discounts and covers more beneficiaries
The joint ordinance regulating the procedures and the requirements for the access and maintenance of the social electricity tariff for economically vulnerable users was published today in the Official Journal. The legislation was established by Decree-law no.138-A/2010 of December, recently amended by Decree-Law no.172/2014 of November 14. In order to extend the scope of this measure, it was dec... more >>

Information: 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... more >>

Information: 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 ... more >>

Information: Public works procedures to launch this year exceed 284 million Euros, reveals Vítor Fraga
The Regional Secretary for Tourism and Transport announced today in Ponta Delgada that the Regional Government will launch procedures for public works later in 2015, representing an investment over 284 million Euros. With regard to the contract works included in the Regional Public Works Charter (CROP), Vítor Fraga stressed that works amounting to 7.8 million Euros have already been conclud... more >>

Information: Public call for tenders for inter-island flight connections published today
The announcement of a public tender for the provision of regular inter-island flights in the Autonomous Region of the Azores was published today in the Official Journal. Under this tender, the Regional Government will award to the concessionaire the operation of regular air services in the following routes: Ponta Delgada-Santa Maria-Ponta Delgada (PDL-SMA-PDL), Ponta Delgada-Terceira-Ponta Delga... more >>

Information: 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... more >>

Information: 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... more >>

Information: Azores are facing "biggest reform ever in terms of accessibility and mobility," says Vítor Fraga
The Regional Secretary for Tourism and Transport stated in Ponta Delgada that the Azores are going through the "biggest reform ever in terms of the accessibility and mobility of all Azoreans." Speaking at end of the visit to a hotel unit, Vítor Fraga stressed that the Region is a few days away of implementing the new accessibility model, "which will clearly benefit all Azores, with the defi... more >>