The original Madeira island news blog
More than one million visitors in nine months
Tuesday’s Journal reported that the latest figures for the first nine months of this year show sustained growth in in tourism in the region, with an increase of 8.9% in overnight stays and 17.6% in room income compared to the same ............
The Journal reports that the Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources of Madeira, Susana Prada announced yesterday in Regional Parliament that the Government will proceed with a fire prevention plan that involves the expropriation of forest land. “From September [2016] ............
Aerovip have resumed services between Madeira and Porto Santo after technical problems briefly led to the suspension of the service. This story is reported in the Diario, who have to be slightly relieved, as one of the plane’s jobs is delivering newspapers to Porto Santo.
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The world’s largest cruise ship made an unscheduled stop off the port of Funchal in the early hours of yesterday morning whilst Maritime Search and Rescue from Funchal undertook the evacuation of a 63 year-old passenger and a 43 year-old crew member. The 362 metre vessel ............
Following up on the last blog, which turned out to be remarkably accurate, I am afraid to say that the same sources predict a poor week ahead – BBC weather app forecast is below again. What was unusual just recently was the temperature and humidity at this time of year, despite it ............
As I write this early Sunday morning the bad weather that has been forecast for an unusually long time seems to have arrived, with a gusty wind blowing into Funchal from a southerly direction and grey clouds hanging to the hills around. The weather forecast is normally fairly ............
Yesterday’s Telegraph reported that Monarch Airline’s multi-million pound rescue bid will go down to the wire this week, with a financial lifeline expected to come through just hours before the extension on its operating licence is due to expire on Wednesday. The low-cost ............
The model of how we pay for air travel in Europe continues to change, but it seems that we have not developed as far as in the States. Afar Magazine reports that in 2016 airlines once again raked in profit from ancillary charges principally from checked-in baggage and reservation ............