Posted on 12 October 2017. Tags: Azores, hurricane, Ophelia, storm
Weather system Ophelia, a Category 1 storm, is slowly moving through the Atlantic Ocean toward the Azores where it is expected to reach hurricane strength this weekend. The storm is also expected to hit the United Kingdom next week as a powerful post-tropical system. On Thursday morning, the National Hurricane Center said Ophelia was 725 […]
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Posted on 02 October 2017.
Portugal was nominated for the first time as ‘Europe’s Leading Tourism Destination’ at the World Travel Awards, in St. Petersburg (Russia). Portugal won 30% of the prizes in the competition that has become known as the “Oscars of Tourism” and took 33 awards, 13 more it won last year. At the awards ceremony, Portugal was […]
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Posted in Awards, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, People, Portugal, Travel, World
Posted on 27 September 2017. Tags: history, immigration
The Azores are commemorating the 60th anniversary of the eruption of Capelinhos Volcano, on Faial island. The volcanic event, which lasted 13 months, began on September 27, 1957 and ended on 24 October of the following year. The celebrations begin September 27 through October 24 of next year. The eruption burst in the sea, about […]
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Posted in Azores, Community, Faial, Featured, Heritage, Organizations
Posted on 22 September 2017. Tags: Azores, Azores Airlines, Delta., Lisbon, Ponta Delgada, Portugal, Travel, United Airlines, United States
Delta Airlines has announced more options for costumers travelling between the United States and Europe including flights to Ponta Delgada and Lisbon. Delta, the leading airline flying across the Atlantic with more total departures, destinations and seats than any other airline, will start offering New York-JFK to Ponta Delgada-Azores next year, beginning May 24 – […]
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Posted on 20 September 2017.
By Cristina Ogden Canadian Federal Member of Parliament, Julie Dzerowicz has encouraged Portuguese women to aspire to fill positions in politics and in corporate boardrooms while on a recent visit to Portugal. The visit also highlighted the relationship between the Azores region and Canada before the implementation of a major free trade agreement between Canada […]
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Posted on 11 September 2017.
The Association of British Travel Agents (ABTA) will hold its annual 2017 Travel Convention in Ponta Delgada, Azores where more than 500 tourism professionals will meet October 9-11. ABTA is largest association of tourist distribution companies in the United Kingdom. Hosted by the Government of the Azores in partnership with the Portuguese Association of Travel […]
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Posted in Azores, Conferences, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, People, São Miguel, Travel