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Secretaria Regional das Finanças, Planeamento e Administração Pública
Regional Government appoints Rui Coutinho as SATA President and creates company's Strategic Council
Regional Government appoints Rui Coutinho as SATA President and creates company's Strategic Council
Secretaria Regional do Turismo, Mobilidade e Infraestruturas
"Revelation Destination" award is another recognition honouring the Azores, stresses Berta Cabral
"Revelation Destination" award is another recognition honouring the Azores, stresses Berta Cabral
Secretaria Regional do Turismo, Mobilidade e Infraestruturas
Shuttle to Lagoa do Fogo returns this Saturday
Shuttle to Lagoa do Fogo returns this Saturday
June 28, 2024
Regional Government appoints Rui Coutinho as SATA President and creates company's Strategic Council
June 25, 2024
"Revelation Destination" award is another recognition honouring the Azores, stresses Berta Cabral
June 14, 2024
Shuttle to Lagoa do Fogo returns this Saturday
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Nota de Imprensa
June 28, 2024
Regional Government appoints Rui Coutinho as SATA President and creates company's Strategic Council
The Regional Government has decided to create a Strategic Council within the SATA Group, to be chaired by a person of acknowledged merit and professional suitability, appointing Rui Coutinho as President of the Board of Directors of SATA Holding. According to Duarte Freitas, Regional Secretary for Finance, "the XIV Government of the Azores, as sole shareholder of SATA Holding, S.A., has decided that this is the time to promote changes in the Group's corporate organisational structure." In a reformist move, a Strategic Council will be created, with statutory rights, which will include between seven and nine members. It aims to make decision-making processes on strategic matters more resilient, promoting the alignment of all the interests involved and strengthening the reflection on SATA's role in the Region. The Regional Government believes that the creation of a Strategic Council in the management structure of SATA Holding, S.A. is pertinent, especially to foster and deepen the debate on the main strategic challenges facing the company, considering the different perspectives of those representing the interests of the Azoreans and the SATA Group. Regarding the Board of Directors of SATA Holding, S.A., the new President will appoint the other members to the Board of Directors, which will maintain all the competences currently laid down in the company's statutes. According to Berta Cabral, the Regional Secretary responsible for Mobility, "the Regional Government has defined as a priority for the new President of the Board of Directors of SATA Holding, S.A., strict compliance with the Restructuring Plan approved by the European Commission. As such, it entails the stabilisation of the reorganisation of the corporate structure, the adaptation of the operation, with improved efficiency and cost reduction, the safeguarding of SATA Air Açores, the privatisation of Azores Airlines, the restructuring and sale of the company's handling business and the presentation of a proposal in an eventual new tender for territorial Public Service Obligations, as the company is banned from operating loss-making routes." The Regional Government has decided to maintain Bernardo Oliveira and João Crispim Ponte as Non-Executive Directors on the Board of Directors of SATA Holding, S.A., with a view to monitoring the work under the Restructuring Plan. The Regional Government would like to thank Carla Neto and José Roque for their work, commitment, responsibility and loyalty to SATA at a difficult time when their technical skills and human qualities were clearly demonstrated. With these decisions, the Regional Government is fully confident that SATA Group and its employees will move towards a future of sustainability and fulfilment of the fundamental mission for which SATA was born.
June 28, 2024
Regional Government appoints Rui Coutinho as SATA President and creates company's Strategic Council
The Regional Government has decided to create a Strategic Council within the SATA Group, to be chaired by a person of acknowledged merit and professional suitability, appointing Rui Coutinho as President of the Board of Directors of SATA Holding. According to Duarte Freitas, Regional Secretary for Finance, "the XIV Government of the Azores, as sole shareholder of SATA Holding, S.A., has decided that this is the time to promote changes in the Group's corporate organisational structure." In a reformist move, a Strategic Council will be created, with statutory rights, which will include between seven and nine members. It aims to make decision-making processes on strategic matters more resilient, promoting the alignment of all the interests involved and strengthening the reflection on SATA's role in the Region. The Regional Government believes that the creation of a Strategic Council in the management structure of SATA Holding, S.A. is pertinent, especially to foster and deepen the debate on the main strategic challenges facing the company, considering the different perspectives of those representing the interests of the Azoreans and the SATA Group. Regarding the Board of Directors of SATA Holding, S.A., the new President will appoint the other members to the Board of Directors, which will maintain all the competences currently laid down in the company's statutes. According to Berta Cabral, the Regional Secretary responsible for Mobility, "the Regional Government has defined as a priority for the new President of the Board of Directors of SATA Holding, S.A., strict compliance with the Restructuring Plan approved by the European Commission. As such, it entails the stabilisation of the reorganisation of the corporate structure, the adaptation of the operation, with improved efficiency and cost reduction, the safeguarding of SATA Air Açores, the privatisation of Azores Airlines, the restructuring and sale of the company's handling business and the presentation of a proposal in an eventual new tender for territorial Public Service Obligations, as the company is banned from operating loss-making routes." The Regional Government has decided to maintain Bernardo Oliveira and João Crispim Ponte as Non-Executive Directors on the Board of Directors of SATA Holding, S.A., with a view to monitoring the work under the Restructuring Plan. The Regional Government would like to thank Carla Neto and José Roque for their work, commitment, responsibility and loyalty to SATA at a difficult time when their technical skills and human qualities were clearly demonstrated. With these decisions, the Regional Government is fully confident that SATA Group and its employees will move towards a future of sustainability and fulfilment of the fundamental mission for which SATA was born.
Nota de Imprensa
June 25, 2024
"Revelation Destination" award is another recognition honouring the Azores, stresses Berta Cabral
The Regional Secretary for Tourism, Mobility and Infrastructures, Berta Cabral, stressed that the "Revelation Destination - Azores Routes" award, delivered by AHRESP (Association of Hotels, Restaurants and Similar Services of Portugal), "represents another important recognition for the work done by the Regional Government in this important economic sector," honouring the Region. The AHRESP awards are now in their eighth edition and distinguish companies, institutions, establishments, regions, events, products, services and professionals in the catering, accommodation and tourism promotion sectors in Portugal. Berta Cabral pointed out that the project Azores Routes - Cultural and Landscape Itineraries emerged with the aim of responding to a shortcoming in the Azores Destination's tourism offer. According to her, it reveals "the complementary diversity of the unique cultural reality of each of the nine islands." "It is a great source of pride for all of us Azoreans to receive this national distinction, which covers the Whaling Route, the Volcanoes Route, the Wine Route and the Cheese Route, soon to be joined by the Industrial Tourism Route and the Maritime Expansion Route. All these Routes showcase the best resources we have throughout our island territory," she said. She recalled that the Regional Secretariat for Tourism is structuring the creation of the Cultural Tourism Route and the Military Tourism Route in Angra do Heroísmo - a World Heritage City. He added: "We simply have outstanding conditions to mitigate seasonality and attract visitors to every corner of our territory." The Azores were chosen by the World Travel Awards as the "Best Adventure Tourism Destination in Europe 2024," while Green Destinations awarded the Region the QualityCoast prize for its outstanding coastal environmental quality and commitment to sustainable tourism. In 2023, the Azores were chosen by the World TravelAwards as the "Best Adventure Destination in the World," after three consecutive years as the "Best Adventure Destination in Europe" (2020, 2021 and 2022). All these awards, she said, "confer great prestige on the Region and validate the work" that the Regional Government "has been doing to place the Azores at the highest levels of tourism worldwide as a unique destination, all year round and on all islands." Berta Cabral also noted that there is a growing number of initiatives taking place on all islands. They "highlight the potential and importance of nature and adventure tourism for the Azores as a destination of choice for creating more economic value and, consequently, for the well-being of the population."
June 25, 2024
"Revelation Destination" award is another recognition honouring the Azores, stresses Berta Cabral
The Regional Secretary for Tourism, Mobility and Infrastructures, Berta Cabral, stressed that the "Revelation Destination - Azores Routes" award, delivered by AHRESP (Association of Hotels, Restaurants and Similar Services of Portugal), "represents another important recognition for the work done by the Regional Government in this important economic sector," honouring the Region. The AHRESP awards are now in their eighth edition and distinguish companies, institutions, establishments, regions, events, products, services and professionals in the catering, accommodation and tourism promotion sectors in Portugal. Berta Cabral pointed out that the project Azores Routes - Cultural and Landscape Itineraries emerged with the aim of responding to a shortcoming in the Azores Destination's tourism offer. According to her, it reveals "the complementary diversity of the unique cultural reality of each of the nine islands." "It is a great source of pride for all of us Azoreans to receive this national distinction, which covers the Whaling Route, the Volcanoes Route, the Wine Route and the Cheese Route, soon to be joined by the Industrial Tourism Route and the Maritime Expansion Route. All these Routes showcase the best resources we have throughout our island territory," she said. She recalled that the Regional Secretariat for Tourism is structuring the creation of the Cultural Tourism Route and the Military Tourism Route in Angra do Heroísmo - a World Heritage City. He added: "We simply have outstanding conditions to mitigate seasonality and attract visitors to every corner of our territory." The Azores were chosen by the World Travel Awards as the "Best Adventure Tourism Destination in Europe 2024," while Green Destinations awarded the Region the QualityCoast prize for its outstanding coastal environmental quality and commitment to sustainable tourism. In 2023, the Azores were chosen by the World TravelAwards as the "Best Adventure Destination in the World," after three consecutive years as the "Best Adventure Destination in Europe" (2020, 2021 and 2022). All these awards, she said, "confer great prestige on the Region and validate the work" that the Regional Government "has been doing to place the Azores at the highest levels of tourism worldwide as a unique destination, all year round and on all islands." Berta Cabral also noted that there is a growing number of initiatives taking place on all islands. They "highlight the potential and importance of nature and adventure tourism for the Azores as a destination of choice for creating more economic value and, consequently, for the well-being of the population."