São Miguel to implement a tourist tax The Ponta Delgada City Council approved, in a Council Meeting, the beginning of the opening of the Tourist Tax regulation process, which will be subject to…

Pico breaks record for the largest Chamarritas wheel Açoriano Oriental reports that the island of Pico broke the record for the largest Chamarritas circle in the world, bringing together 812 people, at the…

Airline accused of blackmail The news revealed yesterday by Diário dos Azores about Ryanair’s intention to abandon its operation in Ponta Delgada and Terceira had a profound impact on the tourism sector and…

Açoriano Oriental reports that the Bloco de Esquerda has warned of a lack of lighthouse keepers in the Azores The party are claiming that there are 27 when 34 would be needed, and…

Over 500,000 guests The Portugal News reports that tourism is booming in the Azores, recording, in 2021, almost twice as many overnight stays in tourist accommodation per 100 inhabitants than the national average,…

Twice the national average The Azores recorded, in 2021, almost twice as many overnight stays in tourist accommodation per 100 inhabitants than the national average, according to tourism data from the Francisco Manuel dos…

by the end of March Correio dos Açores reports that almost a year after arriving at Marina de Ponta Delgada with its first houseboat and having spoken to the newspaper, the Homeboat Company…

Açoriano Oriental report that an earthquake of 4.1 on the Richter scale was felt on the island of Santa Maria, in Vila do Porto, São Pedro, Almagreira and Santo Espírito, , revealed today…

Risk was 29.6% while mainland Portugal was 19.4% Correio dos Açores reports that as seen in the three core indicators – poverty, very low per capita work intensity and material and social deprivation…

… in virtually all cafes, bars, and restaurants Correio dos Açores reports that as of today, January 1, 2023, a partial smoking ban will come into effect. Smoking will only be allowed in…

… following the passage of the Efrain depression Flores Island in the Azores registered wind gusts of 134 kilometres per hour on Friday evening, following the passage of the Efrain depression, revealed Açoriano…

and Ryanair end London route Açoriano Oriental reports that the Chamber of Commerce of Angra do Heroísmo (CCAH) views with “great concern” the end of British Airways’ operation to Terceira Island and the…

Bensaude Group positive diariodosacores reports that the end of the year is expected to be particularly strong in the hotels of Madeira and the Azores, according to estimates by the Associação da Hotelaria…

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…

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,…

… 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…

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…

… 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”…

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…

… 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…

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…

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…

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….

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…