ARTEH® – Hotels and Resorts has been nominated for the Publituris Awards in the Best Independent Hotel Chain Category.

On the 15th of May, The Farol Design Hotel, member on ARTEH® hotels chain, in Cascais, Portugal, will be hosting one of the biggest events ever organized in Portugal.

From the 1st to the 8th of May, Lisbon will once again host the third consecutive edition of the tournament that has already become a point of reference in the international amateur circuit.

Until the end of April, SATA is offering a promotion to Gold, Silver, and Blue Sky frequent flyer cardholders to celebrate its most recent direct route to Europe (Ponta Delgada / London / Ponta Delgada).

According to the estimates of the Economist Intelligence Unit, Portugal holds 1.5% of the world tourism market quota and was the 16th most visited country last year. They also refer that tourism represents 8% of employment and 7% of the Portuguese Gross Domestic Product (GDP).

Joao Lagos, the entrepreneur who secured the rights to organise next years departure of this contest in Portugal, has announced that the Dakar rally, considered the most important all road contest in the world will depart from Lisbon on the 1st of January 2006.

Rock in Rio 2006 has been scheduled for the 27th and 28th of May, and the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th of June. Once again the Rock in Rio Lisbon Edition will take place at the Parque the Bela Vista, a venue that is now known as Lisbon’s “City of Rock.”

Finnair innaugurated its Helsinki/ Ponta Delgada route with a weekly flight scheduled until the end of 2005.

The aircraft for this route is a Boeing 757-200 with a 228 seat capacity.

On the 16th edition of the Estoril Open, the Argentinian Gaston Gaudio, Roland Garros Champion, returns to Portugal with a new ranking.

The IV edition of the Atlantic Festival, an event that comprises the International Pyrotechnics and Music Contest and the Madeira Music Festival, will take place throughout June in Funchal.