Chance of poverty is higher in the Azores
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 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 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…
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