Informação: Ponta Delgada Port will welcome 10 thousand visitors on one day
The Ponta Delgada Port is expecting three cruise ports of call on May 14, which corresponds to about 10 thousand tourists on board and for that purpose; a special tourist animation programme is being prepared to welcome these visitors. By initiative of the Regional Secretariat for the Economy, through the São Miguel Tourism Delegation, the first meeting to coordinate the tourist animation a... Mais >>

Informação: Eight regional dishes selected as finalists for the contest “Seven Gastronomic Wonders of Portugal”
Eight of the 22 regional applications for the election of the “Seven Gastronomic Wonders of Portugal” were selected for the next phase of the context on Thursday, being included in the group of the 70 selected finalists. The selected regional dishes are the following: “Sopas do Espírito Santo” (Holy Spirit Soups) in the Soup category; Roasted Octopus in the Fish cate... Mais >>

Informação: Gastronomy may be an important contribution for the promotion of tourism
Gastronomy is one of the products “that may significantly contribute to the promotion of the tourism sector in the Azores,” defended the Regional Director for Tourism, Miguel Cymbron in Ponta Delgada on Monday during the presentation of the regional applications for the contest “Seven Gastronomic Wonders” by the Azores Gastronomic Brotherhood. According to Miguel Cymbron,... Mais >>

Informação: Azorean tourism must “exceed the expectations of costumers”
The Regional Director for Tourism stated in Horta on Tuesday that the Azorean tourism industry should be increasingly promoted in order to “exceed the expectations of customers.” This view was conveyed by Miguel Cymbron at the closing session of the information session of Tourism and Hotel Training which took place the Barão Palace restaurant on Tuesday afternoon, an initiative p... Mais >>

Informação: Government supports application of the Azores Gastronomic Brotherhood for the Gastronomic Wonders of Portugal
The Government of the Azores will support the Azores Gastronomic Brotherhood (CGA) to submit the regional applications for the new contest “7 Gastronomic Wonders of Portugal” which, likewise the contest “7 Wonders of Portugal,” is also organised by New Seven Wonders Portugal. According to Miguel Cymbron, the Regional Director for Tourism, “this type of initiatives i... Mais >>

Informação: Safe manning certificate for recreational vessels with new models
Safe manning certificates for recreational vessels, as well as for auxiliary vessels engaged in maritime tourism activities, will have new models in the Azores. The decision is part of an Ordinance issued by the Regional Secretary for the Economy, published in the Official Journal on Monday, and it is justified by the need to adapt those models “to the specificities of the Region and to mar... Mais >>

Informação: Presença dos Açores em Berlim é devida à importância crescente que o mercado alemão assume para a Região
O Secretário Regional da Economia, Vasco Cordeiro, considerou, esta quinta feira, a participação dos Açores na Feira de Turismo de Berlim "muito importante" uma vez que a Alemanha constitui o mercado estrangeiro de maior importância para a Região, tendo crescido em 2010 cerca de 10 por cento. Segundo Vasco Cordeiro, “há, por isso, que reforçar a impo... Mais >>

Informação: Açores determinados em conquistar cada vez maior notoriedade turística internacional
Os Açores apostam em afirmar-se “como um destino de referência nas actividades de contacto com a natureza” encontrando-se “determinados em conseguir uma maior notoriedade junto de vários mercados”, considerou hoje, em Berlim, o Secretário Regional da Economia. Vasco Cordeiro, que esteve presente na abertura da Feira Internacional da Turismo de Berlim (I... Mais >>

Informação: Azores determined to increase international reputation as tourist destination
The Azores are undertaking efforts to become “a reference destination in the nature-based activities,” being “determined to increase their reputation among various markets,” stated the Regional Secretary for the Economy in Berlin on Wednesday. Vasco Cordeiro, who attended the opening of the International Tourism Fair – ITB Berlin, reminded that “the Azores hav... Mais >>

Informação: Secretário da Economia visita stand dos Açores na Feira Internacional de Turismo de Berlim
O Secretário Regional da Economia, Vasco Cordeiro, está presente, esta quarta-feira, na abertura da Feira Internacional de Turismo de Berlim (ITB Berlim), na Alemanha, considerada a maior feira do sector no mundo e que este ano conta com cerca de 11 mil expositores, oriundos de 180 países. Vasco Cordeiro estará no stand dos Açores durante a abertura da feira, mantendo, a... Mais >>