Azores Situation Report – Wednesday 9th November 2022
From our colleague in the Azores
Covid-19
In the seven days from Friday 28th of October until Thursday 3rd of November there were 86 new positive cases of Covid-19 registered in the Azores, and a total of 1,343 tests performed. 79 people have recovered, and no new deaths have been recorded with the total at 118. There are 116 active cases, 7 more than the previous week.
There are 7 patients in the region’s hospitals as of 4th of October with Covid, 5 of which are in hospital because of Covid. There are no patients in the ICU.
121,284 people in the region have had Covid, that’s over 50% of the population.
Terra Nostra Garden Hotel distinguished with “Best Countryside Hotel” award by Condé Nast
Terra Nostra Garden Hotel, known as the reference for tourism and Azorean hospitality, a concept associated with the hotels of the Bensaude Hotels Collection, was distinguished with the award of “Best Countryside Hotel” at the Condé Nast Johansens 2023 awards.
Government of the Azores is preparing for a “good year” for tourism in 2023
The regional secretary for Tourism said that the region is preparing to have a “good year” for tourism, despite the “clouds on the horizon” dictated by the current unfavourable economic and financial situation.
“We are preparing to have a good tourist year, as we are preparing for 2022, after coming out of a pandemic and in which we had a great tourist year. It is obvious that there are clouds on the horizon, problems that directly impact household income, such as the inflationary issue that is currently being experienced around the world and in Europe, along with the armed conflict in Ukraine”, said Berta Cabral.
The regional secretary for Tourism, Mobility and Infrastructure spoke to journalists, in the municipality of Ribeira Grande, in the Archipelago – Centre for Contemporary Arts of the Azores, on the side-lines of the international conference “Creative tourism, regenerative development, and destination resilience”.
This is an initiative organized by the Tourism Observatory of the Azores, University of the Azores and Centre for Social Studies of the University of Coimbra together with the Guangzhou International Sister Cities University Alliance (GISU), within the scope of the CREATOUR Azores project.
Berta Cabral highlighted that the Azores are “somewhat removed from the conflict stage, which further protects the region’s tourist destination”, and the archipelago will “continue to work and promote itself”, noting that “differentiation will be always very positive” in 2023.