The Ferpinta Group, which manages Vila Baleira Hotels & Resorts, is expected to open a new hotel in Madeira before the summer.
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Asked if the region can cope with increased levels of tourism without jeopardising the normal functioning and distribution of water to residents, Amílcar Gonçalves, chairman of the board of directors of ARM – Águas e Resíduos da Madeira, began by saying that with regards to levels of consumption, tourism is considered a fluctuating population.
The President of the Regional Government, Miguel Albuquerque, considers that if the price of hotels and the expense per tourist has risen exponentially, there is no need to fear the future of Madeira's tourism.
The President of the Government, Miguel Albuquerque, today visited the refurbished hotel unit Sentido Galoso, Caniço de Baixo. While talking to reporters, the President said he believes that tourism figures will reach 10 million overnight stays (hotel level) in 2023.
Tourists have been blatantly ignoring keep-out signs on the Porto Moniz promenade, all because they want a photo of the sea.
Today, the PSD Parliamentary Group praised the strategy that has been implemented in terms of Tourism in Porto Santo, highlighting in particular the work carried out to increase the frequency of air connections and routes to the island, believing that through this, Porto Santo will be able to become an 'all year round' destination.
The pre-selection report of the 12 Portuguese cities that competed for the European Capital of Culture 2027, excluded Funchal’s candidacy because it detected “significant deficiencies” in the project validated by the previous Executive, led by Miguel Silva Gouveia.
As part of the regular operational activity carried out by the PSP Madeira Regional Command with other regional entities, including the Funchal Police Division, and the Regional Authority for Economic Activities, a 63-year-old taxi driver, born in Angola and residing in Funchal, was arrested for tariff speculation.
Ireneu Barreto, representative of the Republic for the Autonomous Region of Madeira, received the Ambassador of the Czech Republic in Lisbon, Petr Selepa, who was accompanied by the Czech Honorary Consul, Pedro Mendes Gomes at the Palácio de São Lourenço today.
This Thursday, the 21st of April a handicraft fair will be held in the new events space of the Mercado dos Lavradores.
With a yellow alert for strong winds, the airport has already proved its vulnerability to the elements as three flights have already been diverted this morning - Binter, Transavia and TAP - .
The Cristiano Ronaldo International Airport, was yet again affected by strong winds today, as three flights were forced to divert due to strong winds.
A 20-year-old tourist was rescued on Avenida do Infante, at four am this morning.
Ryanair, the favourite airline of Portugal, has asked the CEO of TAP (subsidised by the State) to explain its astonishing (and clearly false) allegations that low-cost airlines in Lisbon "will harm the Portuguese economy."
Late this evening (15.03), ANA – Aeroportos de Portugal, announced that Madeira's International Airport was functioning normally, after two days of cancellations due to the bad weather, equating to more than 100 flights since Sunday.