A panoramic balloon is the most recent tourist attraction in Madeira. With 32 meters height, 22 diameter and capacity for 32 people, this helium balloon is the biggest in the world. Through an electro-hydraulic system, land supported by a cable, this new tourist product reaches a maximum height of 150 meters from which one can appreciate an unforgettable panoramic view over Funchal. The flight takes around 15 minutes. [+]

It is already this Saturday, by 10 pm, in Armação de Pêra, in the Algarve, that the International Sand Sculptures Festival will take place. [+]

Music at the Hotel Albatroz
The special dinners at the Hotel Albatroz with professional opera singers have restarted. These singers, wear the same uniforms as the other employees of the Restaurant and surprise the clients when, for example, they bring the starters while singing a famous opera aria. Don´t miss this experience every Thursday around 8 pm.

The third edition of the Atlantic Festival will take place in Funchal between the 28th May and the 26th June. The initiative of the Secretaria Regional do Turismo e Cultura will unite, besides the fireworks contest with participations from the United Kingdom, China, Australia and Portugal, several of the Music Festival of Madeira, with music and dance shows. [+]

The new European group AF / KL has launched its first joint offer, named “Dream Offer”, with dream prices for the 2004 Summer. From Portugal to Paris, go and return at 99 euros, Amsterdam at 149 euros and Stockholm at 199 euros. Sales until the 5th June, trips between the 5th July and 28th August, plus airport taxes.

Between the 17th March and the 16th June, Tap Air Portugal in partnership with MasterCard is launching a contest to its clients of the medium range and Azores and Madeira Islands flights, which offers the possibility to win tickets for some Euro 2004 games. [+]

Princess Cruises (GSA James Rawes) has launched special prices for three 12-day cruises in the new Star Princess. To be known: from Barcelona to Venice on the 9th June and 3rd July; and from Venice to Barcelona on 21st June. Good opportunities for the fly-cruises Portuguese market, by the good connection between Portugal and Barcelona and Venice.

A wide collection of artistic and creative actions internationally recognised – such as music, multimedia creativity workshops, design and project culture, literature, cinema, environmental animation and education actions, conferences and temporary exhibitions – will be part of the first edition of an original Show, the Ecodrome Festival. It will be around one hundred guest authors, intellectuals and artists in the festival. [+]