In 2025, Madeira reinforced its position as a sustainable tourist destination, with 78 tourism establishments awarded the international Green Key certification, more than tripling the 25 units recognised in 2015. Of the current awardees, nine applied for the programme for the first time, and three rejoined, highlighting the growing engagement of Madeira’s hotel sector …
The Regional Secretariat for Inclusion, Employment and Youth, through the Directorate for Citizenship and Social Affairs (DRAS), will make available the ‘Tourist Consumer Guide’, a practical digital resource that provides essential information on the rights and duties of tourists visiting the Autonomous Region of Madeira.Part of the ‘Madeira — Capital of Sustainable Tourism’ project, …
The Regional Secretariat for Economy, Tourism and Culture has also signed a memorandum with Turismo de Portugal to integrate UMa’s Tourism Observatory into the UNWTO.
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Since 2015, the Regional Government of Madeira, through the Employment Institute, has approved 102 business creation projects for 107 young entrepreneurs, generating 181 new jobs and a total investment of 1.9 million euros. In 2023, with support of around 100,000 euros, eight jobs were created in sectors such as Photography, Tourist Animation, Beauty, Fitness …
The Autonomous Region of Madeira was recognized as a sustainable tourism destination, having received the Silver Award from EarthCheck, an international certifying entity accredited by the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) to certify tourism destinations.
The certification process was developed by Madeira’s Regional Secretariat of Tourism and Culture, and started at the end of July …
The Autonomous Region of Madeira took a significant step in the certification process by obtaining the Bronze Seal from EarthCheck, an entity accredited by the Global Sustainable Tourism Council, which is responsible for certifying the Region.
The Region obtained the classification of best practice in the following benchmarking indicators: dimension of protected areas and green …
Madeira won, for the 8th consecutive time, the ‘World Travel Awards’ prize as ‘World’s Leading Island Destination’.
The announcement was made in Muscat, Oman, at the ‘World Travel Awards’ gala.
Madeira´s award was given to the Director of Madeira´s Tourism Board, Dorita Mendonça, who represented the Region at the event.
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Source: Diário de Notícias
The estimated profitability in the useful life of the Serra de Água Hydroelectric Power Plant, after the intervention to which it will be subject in the next year and a half, is 200 million euros.
The goal is to reach 50% of electric energy production by 2023, and 60% by 2030.
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Source: Diário Notícias
As part of the “Green Days” initiative, held on May 30 and 31, Portway promoted 100% sustainable aviation assistance operations at Madeira International Airport.
Several of the operations, carried out by the handling company, were done with 0% CO2 emissions.
Taking into account the characteristics of Madeira’s Airport, whose short distances allow the use of electric …
The Regional Government approved the creation of the destination´s sustainability management structure, whose mission is to plan, analyse, coordinate, develop and enhance actions aimed, through qualification, at the development of Madeira as a tourist destination.
The DMO (Destination Management Organization) is responsible for developing, coordinating, and implementing all procedures inherent to Madeira’s Certification process, …
