Informação: Marta Guerreiro reinforces importance of opting for eco-events The Regional Secretary for Energy, Environment and Tourism stressed the need of "increasing the number of entities committed to cooperate so that sustainability may a key factor," urging them to opt for eco-events. Marta Guerreiro stressed the importance of holding this type of events in the Azores. As she emphasised, they should "demonstrate concerns with emission measurements and their compensa... Mais >> Informação: "Azores Welcome" involves tourism professionals on all islands and municipalities of the archipelago The Regional Secretary for Energy, Environment and Tourism stated that the "Azores Welcome" programme has reached several sectors, namely tourism activities, catering, hotels and tour guides, with the involvement of tourism professionals on all the islands and municipalities of the archipelago. "This involvement of the whole sector in this project on all islands and municipalities has been prepon... Mais >> Informação: Investments on six islands to improve access of Azorean population to health, says Vasco Cordeiro The President of the Government highlighted today the investments of nearly 15 million Euros in regional hospitals and health centres with the aim of creating better conditions to ensure the access of the Azorean population to health care. "There is an overall investment of 15 million Euros under implementation in Regional Health Service infrastructures on six islands of the archipelago. Our goal... Mais >> Informação: Marta Guerreiro says opening of Corvo Wild Birds Interpretation Centre will contribute to the island's tourism dynamics The Regional Secretary for Energy, Environment and Tourism stated today that the Corvo Wild Birds Interpretation Centre (CIASC) represents a "very important contribution to the island's dynamics." It is focused on bird watching and reconciles the tourist interest with environmental concerns in an extraordinary manner." "Corvo has been increasingly sought after by those interested in this matter," ... Mais >> Informação: Miosótis Award distinguishes 19 new tourism accommodation establishments in the Azores The Regional Secretary for Energy, Environment and Tourism stated today that 19 new tourism accommodation establishments in the Azores were distinguished with the "Miosótis" award, "making up a total of 124 distinctions" awarded under this programme. Created in 2012, it distinguishes the accommodations "reconciling" environmental practices with the concern for "a balanced development of touri... Mais >> Informação: Registrations for 1st Regional Azores Tourism Meeting open until March 28 The Regional Secretariat for Energy, Environment and Tourism, through the Regional Directorate for Tourism, will hold the 1st Regional Tourism Meeting on the island of S. Jorge between April 11 and 14. The registration period will be open until March 28. The event aims to be a space for reflection and debate on the current issues of Azorean tourism arising from the major changes that have revolut... Mais >> Informação: Marta Guerreiro highlights commitment of tour agents to disseminating the Azores destination The Regional Secretary for Energy, Environment and Tourism highlighted the commitment of tour agents to disseminating the Azores destination, playing an active role in the consolidation of a tourist region that has grown at national level year after year. "We have no doubt that these have been fruitful days of work and exchange of contacts based on the products presented by each agent, with gains... Mais >> Informação: Nautical Tourism reinforces importance of the sea in the development of tourism in the Azores The Regional Secretary for Energy, Environment and Tourism stressed in Lisbon the "increased importance" of the sea in the development of tourism in the Azores, reinforcing the "growing relevance" of nautical tourism, one of the priority products of the destination according to the Strategic and Marketing Plan set for the sector. "We have been able to optimise our resources and our tourism product... Mais >> Informação: Azores' presence at BTL consolidates importance of national market, says Marta Guerreiro The Regional Secretary for Energy, Environment and Tourism stressed that the presence of the Azores at BTL - Lisbon Travel Market "acknowledges the importance of consolidating the national market" as it is the largest tourism fair in the country, thus reinforcing the destination with the one of the main tourism markets. Marta Guerreiro pointed out that "the overnight stays registered by the nation... Mais >> Informação: Triton World Series reaches the Azores in October as another Regional Government's investment in international sporting events The Regional Secretary for Energy, Environment and Tourism announced in Lisbon that the Triton World Series will take place in the Azores between October 17 and 21. The event falls within the Regional Government's investment in international sporting events that promote the archipelago as "a privileged place for the practice of activities that live up to our concept of active nature tourism." Mart... Mais >>
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