Tourism recovers to pre-pandemic levels
In the period from January to September, the Azores recorded 2.5 million overnight stays, slightly above the number seen in the same period of 2019, before the pandemic (+0.7%). Revenues, only those relating…
Best Cheeses in Portugal 2022
9 Months Old São Miguel Cheese and Buttery Nova Azores Cheese were voted best Cheeses in Portugal 2022 The Queijo Velho São Miguel 9M and the Queijo Nova Açores Buttery, distributed by LactAçores,…
Azores needs international workers
… to help revive tourism SchengenVisaInfo.com reports that the Azores needs a large number of international workers. The devastating situation caused by the spread of the Coronavirus and its new variants brought to light…
New “smart” submarine cable
for Azores and Madeira The Jornal in Madeira reports that the new submarine cables that will connect the mainland to the islands will have a ‘smart’ component, “giving a strategic component in several…
Portugal flights to be more expensive
… as airport fees rise Following up on the previous post, the Daily Star in the UK headlines that Brits are being warned that “holidays to sunny Portugal could be about to get more expensive”…
Airport fees to rise
ANA will add 35 cents per passenger in the Azores The manager of national airports, ANA-Aeroportos de Portugal, will increase airport fees by 10.81% next year. The rise will be reflected in increases…
Azores awarded “Best Adventure Destination”
… in World Travel Awards In what are considered the “Oscars” of tourism, awarded since 1993 by professionals in the sector spread over more than a hundred countries, the Azores were awarded “Best…
SATA: only 20 complaints last year
Flight delays and lost luggage in most SATA passenger complaints The number of complaints against SATA was only 20 last year, as revealed by the Complaint Portal in data requested by the “Diário…
Tropical storm expected
Rain and strong wind on Thursday and Friday Tropical Storm Gaston is expected to cause sometimes heavy rain on Thursday, on the islands of Flores and Corvo, in the Azores, while wind gusts…
Coastal cleaning in the Azores
Promoted by Oceano Azul Foundation Hundreds of Portuguese organizations come together, once again, to mark the International Day of Coastal Cleaning, from north to south of the country, in the Azores and Madeira….
Azores film wins at Venice Film Festival
Film shot in São Miguel gets top prize diariodosacores reports that the film “Lobo e Cão”, by Cláudia Varejão, won the main prize of the “Authors’ Day” competition, parallel to the Venice International…
Tropical depression west of the Azores
Meteorologist says that “it is still difficult to assess the trajectory of this meteorological system” and to say “if the archipelago will be affected and how it will be”. The Portuguese Institute of…
Covid 19: 411 new cases
446 active cases The Azores registered 411 new cases of Covid-19 in the last week, now totaling 446 active cases, seven less than the previous week, resulting from 1,923 tests carried out, the…
Passenger numbers up 15%
Highest arrivals in the Azores for 5 years Press Agency Lusa report that Azores airports registered increased passenger numbers, with 252,483 passengers disembarking in July, 52.3% more than in June and 15.1% higher…
Heavy rain causes flooding in Praia da Vitória
The nine islands of the Azores under yellow warning Açoriano Oriental reports that according to the municipality of Praia da Vitória, with the largest situations occurred in Largo da Batalha, affecting 23 parked…
Santa Bárbara volcano with above-normal seismicity levels
Terceira Island volcano “possible reactivation” The Azores Seismovolcanic Surveillance and Information Center says there is no reason to be alarmed by the activity of the Terceira Island volcano. The Azores Seismovolcanic Information and…
Ancient burial sites found in the Azores
A reader kindly sent in a link to The Portuguese American Journal report from some while ago that ancient burial sites had been found in the Azores. Dozens of pre-Christian hypogea were found in the…
Silver medal for Azores chef
Silver medal for the Azores in the Roellinger European cooking contest Açoriano Oriental reports that a trainee from the Azores Tourist Training School, finalist of the 3-year Cookery course, Ricardo Carreiro, was classified…
Azores awarded European Heritage Label
Azores distinguished in Brussels Açoriano Oriental reports that the Underwater Heritage of the Azores was distinguished by the European Commission with the European Heritage Label, an award intended for “cultural events and sites…
Azores with three deaths
and 3,051 new cases in the last week Açoriano Oriental reports that the Azores recorded 3,051 new cases of Covid-19 and three deaths in the last week, with 3,413 active cases now, 822…
Azores tourism has “enormous potential”
Mass tourism rejected Press agency Lusa reported last week that the Regional Secretary for Tourism for the archipelago has stated that Azores tourism is “very far from any massification”, with the region having…
São Jorge Island with 37,810 tremors
288 felt by the population Açoriano Oriental reports that the island of São Jorge has, as of yesterday, registered 37,810 earthquake tremors since March 19, of which 288 were felt by the population,…
“There is no cereal shortage”
… but prices will continue to rise The Diario dos Acores reports that the President of the Agricultural Association of S. Miguel told the Diário dos Açores that there is no shortage of…
Ponta Delgada breaks record with 70 patients hospitalized with Covid
New high for Divino Espírito Hospital The Diario dos Acores reports that the Divino Espírito Hospital (HDES), in Ponta Delgada, revealed that it has 70 patients hospitalized with Covid-19, the highest number since…