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5 PORTO BAY HOTELS WITH "AWARD OF EXCELLENCE"

THOMAS COOK UK

The five hotels belonging to the Porto Bay Group in Madeira have been distinguished with the “Award of Excellence” prize awarded by one of the largest tour operators in the United Kingdom – Thomas Cook UK. The five star The Cliff Bay and four star Suite Hotel Eden Mar, Porto Mare, The Residence and Porto Santa Maria hotels were all awarded this distinction. The “Award of Excellence” prize results from questionnaires undertaken with the tour operator's clients, based on the recognition of high standards of service and the quality of accommodation. These prizes refer to performance in 2009.
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25 May 2010

L´HOTEL PORTO BAY SÃO PAULO

São Paulo Fashion Week Official Hotel

Nominated as the official hotel of São Paulo Fashion Week 2010/2011, the five star L'Hotel Porto Bay São Paulo will host the whole delegation of international journalists and members of the press who will visit the city to cover this event. The São Paulo fashion event at which the new summer collections will be presented will take place from 8th to 14th June in the Bienal Foundation building in Parque do Ibirapuera.
The São Paulo Fashion Week is one of the biggest and most important fashion weeks in Latin America on par with the main fashion events held in Paris, Milan, New York and London.

Situated on Alameda Campinas, 50 metres away from the corner of Avenida Paulista, and close to the best restaurants, bars, museums and stores selling the most emblematic brands in the world, L' Hotel  Porto Bay São Paulo offers a central location without the bustle of the main avenue.
This eighty room boutique ,designed in a European style,with a restaurant, SPA, indoor pool, gym  is perfectly complemented by high standards of service and comfort.

+ info about the event

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5 PORTO BAY HOTELS WIN EXPEDIA INSIDER’S SELECT AWARDS

The Porto Bay Group's hotels, The Cliff Bay, Porto Mare and Eden Mar in Portugal and L´Hotel Porto Bay São Paulo and Porto Bay Rio Internacional in Brazil have been distinguished as Insiders’ Select™ hotels by Expedia, placing them in the premium category.
 
Since the launch of these awards only 20 hotels in Portugal have been awarded a special mention in the Expedia Insiders' Select™category, positioning them in the premium category of the Expedia ranking.
 
Expedia Insiders' Select™is an annual award that recognises the top hotels amongst the cream of the hotel trade around the world. The awards are based on the evaluations of experienced Expedia® clients following the analysis of over 1 million questionnaires completed by widely travelled tourists.
 
The Porto Bay hotels were identified as providing a consistently high standard of service, offering an exceptional and memorable experience.
 
The Expedia Insiders' Select™ programme includes just a small percentage of top quality hotels that benefit from this distinction in the Insiders' Select list as evidence of their commitment to excellence as recognised in the Porto Bay hotels.
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6 April 2010

“THE STARS ROUTE” BEGINS ON 22ND APRIL AT THE CLIFF BAY


Headed up by Chef Benoît Sinthon, Il Gallo d'Oro, The Cliff Bay's restaurant in Funchal, will host the first “The Stars Route” event on 22nd and 23rd April, serving up the festival's first unforgettable gastronomic experiences.

Benoît Sinthon will receive Chefs Joachim Koerper (Eleven) and José Avillez (Tavares) for the food festival's opening event. Apart from the gourmet dinners served in Il Gallo d'Oro, an extensive gastronomic programme is organizes for that week (19-24) including workshops and demonstrations, wine tastings and guided visits in which guests may participate.

The joint initiative of Lágrimas Hotels & Emotions, Porto Bay Hotels & Resorts, Vila Vita Parc, Fortaleza do Guincho and Tavares, “The Stars Route” will take place throughout spring 2010 in Michelin-starred restaurants located all over mainland Portugal and in Madeira.

Each of the participating Chefs will host two other guest Chefs for two days during which they will work as a team to prepare one or more tasting menus.
View The Star Route Blog
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25 March 2010

WORLD TRAVEL AWARDS 2010


Two of Porto Bay Hotels & Resorts ´hotel have been nominated for the Oscars of the tourism sector – The World Travel Awards 2010.
 
For the category of Portugal’s leading hotel, the five star The Cliff Bay located in Madeira island.
Porto Bay Rio Internacional in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, nominated for the Brazil’s Leading hotel.
 
Various entities, involving one hundred and sixty six countries and three thousand two hundred tourism-related organisations from all continents, have made these awards since 1993. The grand final will take place in London on 7th November 2010 and voting for the best in Europe is underway until 10th September on the World Travel Awards site. Voting is open to the public but industry votes count for two votes.
To vote:

Vote here Porto Bay Rio Internacional
Vote here for The Cliff Bay
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21 February 2010

MADEIRA ISLAND UPDATE


Funchal City and areas affected by the 20th of February Madeira Floods have now returned to normality.

After intensive recovery works that involved a team of 2000 people made up of individuals from the public and private sector including the army, security forces and volunteers there are but a few roads and general accesses that are still limited and some areas continue with the cleaning and reconstruction.

Madeira Promotion Bureau Photos of the day
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21 February 2010

MADERIA ISLAND UPDATE ON FLOOD SITUATION


 We are pleased to inform that the Porto Bay Hotels – The Cliff Bay, Porto Santa Maria, Eden Mar, Porto Mare and The Residence have not been affected by the flood and are operating normally.

The island of Madeira is returning to normal, after the adverse weather conditions, which took place on Saturday 20th February 2010.

The cleaning and recovery operation continues effectively, with a team of 2000 people made up of individuals from the public and private sector including the army, security forces and volunteers.

Electricity has been restored to the whole island except the Meia Légua district of Ribeira Brava.

Water has now been restored to the whole island.

Most schools on the island have reopened today, with the exception of the schools in Ribeira Brava and one school in Santa Cruz.

Mobile phone reception and internet connectivity is fully restored to the island.

Both Funchal Airport and the Harbour continue to be operational and running. The ferry boat connections to Porto Santo are also running a regular service.

The tourism areas of Estrada Monumental and Lido are operating normally.

The areas of Central Funchal, including the Cathedral, Avenida Arriaga and Avenida do Mar have been once again made accessible to tourists and Madeirans alike.

The main roads are still accessible from the East to the Ribeira Brava district.

The road from Ribeira Brava to São Vicente in the North of the island remains closed.

We are grateful for the overwhelming messages of support and solidarity communicated across the globe.

 
Madeira Promotion Bureau Photos of the day

This information will be updated continuously.
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21 February 2010

MADEIRA HOLIDAY UPDATE


Extensive news of Madeira floods has recently been seen in general media. As reported, Madeira Island was exposed to severe weather conditions on February 20th 2010. As a result of the rainfall, flooding occurred adjacent the river beds going through the Funchal city centre. Similar situation also occurred in some areas mostly along the South coast.

Local authorities together with private enterprises and general population are doing an exceptional effort in bringing the affected areas back to normal. Airport and harbour are operational as well as ferry connection to neighbour island Porto Santo.

There are few limitations to the Madeira road network and public transportations is being restored around the island. Telephone networks and other communications are restablished.

Many touristic areas and popular tourist attractions like Botanical Garden, Golf Courses and island excursions are available.

We are pleased to inform that the Porto Bay Hotels – The Cliff Bay, Porto Santa Maria, Eden Mar, Porto mare and The Residence are operating normally.

 
Madeira Promotion Bureau Photos of the day

This information will be updated continuously.
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23 February 2010

PORTO BAY SETS UP A RELIEF FUND


As a consequence of the severe weather conditions that affected Madeira Island last 20th February 2010, some local population is in need of support. For this purpose we have created a fund that will be delivered to two institutions of social charity – “Caritas Portuguesa” and the Red Cross “Cruz Vermelha Portuguesa”. 

Porto Bay Hotels & Resorts granted a first donation of 20,000 euros which will be added to the ones from our guest. Porto Bay will duplicate every euro donated by guests up to a total of 300,000 euros.

There has been an excellent response from guests currently staying at the Group’s five hotels in Funchal and those who have got in touch from abroad.

We have created a special account "Small Gestures, Big Hopes" for the relief fund.

Donations can be made via bank transfer to the following account:

NIB: 0007 0000 00835287274 23
IBAN: PT50 0007 0000 0083 5287 2742 3
SWIFT / BIC: BESCPTPL

In order for us to send a donation receipt, please email us the following information to  donations@portobay.pt or by post to Porto Bay Hotels & Resorts, Marketing Director, Rua do Gorgulho, nº 2, 9004-532 Funchal.

  • Name
  • Complete Address
  • Telephone
  • VAT Number
  • Copy of transfer receipt

A very big thank you.
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21 February 2010

COMMUNICATION - MADEIRA ISLAND

Communication - Madeira Island

The island of Madeira was hit on the 20th February by a major storm which hit in particular the southern part of the island.

We are pleased to advise that the Porto Bay Hotels - The Cliff Bay, Porto Santa Maria, Eden Mar, Porto Mare  and The Residence – are fully operational and  we have not been advised of any incident affecting the well  being our guests.

Currently the public authorities together with private enterprise and the population in general are doing outstanding work to put everything back to normal as quickly as possible.
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25 January 2010

VILA PORTO MARE AWARDED “GOLD CERTIFICATE”


On 22nd January the Vila Porto Mare Resort was awarded the “Foresee Gold Certificate of Excellent Food Hygiene Standards”by LusoCristal Consulting, a renowned international firm of consultants in food safety management systems. This certificate is awarded to establishments that achieve a score of 80% or more following three consecutive, unannounced audits. Amongst other things, the audits cover 4 key concepts in Food Hygiene and Good Practice: cross contamination, food preparation and conservation and proper cleaning procedures.
 
The award ceremony took place at Hotel Porto Mare's Bar Lido and was attended by LusoCristal's Managing Director, David Bungard, and Technical Director, Eliana Bungard (Engineer), and António Pais, General Manager of the Vila Porto Mare Resort, amongst others.
 
Vila Porto Mare is composed of three hotels – Eden Mar, Porto Mare and The Residence – which together offer 4 restaurants, 4 bars, various swimming pools as well as an ice cream parlour and Spa. Vila Porto Mare is the biggest resort in Portugal to be awarded the Gold Certificate.
 
The award reflects the excellent levels of Food Safety and Hygiene monitoring and control procedures for food and beverage in all its restaurants, kitchens and bars.
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19 January 2010

A STAR-STUDDED FOOD FESTIVAL


Porto Bay Hotels & Resorts, together with Lágrimas Hotels & Emotions, Vila Vita, Fortaleza do Guincho, Tavares and Eleven restaurant have joined forces to create a food festival unprecedented in Portugal. Scheduled for spring 2010 the food festival will take place across the whole country from north to south, including the Island of Madeira, in Michelin starred restaurants. Each of the chefs involved will host two other guest chefs over a period of two days during which they will work as a team to prepare a tasting menu which promises unforgettable gastronomic experiences.

In other words, an itinerant food festival that will offer food lovers many opportunities to enjoy the best cuisine in Portugal.

Porto Bay will be represented by The Cliff Bay's gourmet restaurant, Il Gallo d'Oro. Awarded a Michelin star for the second year running, the restaurant is proud to hold the only star in Madeira.
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19 January 2010

PORTO BAY GROWS 3% IN 2009


Currently offering 1314 rooms (1100 in Portugal and 214 in Brazil), the Porto Bay Group recorded an operating revenue of 54.2 million euros in 2009, representing a 3% growth against the previous year.
Of the total revenue, 37 M€ were generated in Madeira, 7.6 M€ in the Algarve (Porto Bay Falésia) and the remaining 9.6 M€ in Brazil. The GOP (Gross Operational Profit) recorded by the group, both in Madeira and in the Algarve, stood at 36% of billing.

For the Porto Bay Group the year's big revelation was the rate of guest loyalty achieved. In Madeira, its longest established destination, repeat guests represented over 30% of reservations, in other words, 76 thousand room nights in the year. These figures are also driven by the group's loyalty programme – the Prestige Club – which, in December, logged 101 thousand cards issued – a revealing recognition of the Porto Bay experience.
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19 January 2010

ANTÓNIO TRINDADE DISTINGUISHED AS “TOURISM PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR”


On 14th January António Trindade, Porto Bay's CEO, was distinguished by the Associação dos Jornalistas Portugueses de Turismo (Association of Portuguese Tourism Journalists) with the “Tourism Personality of the Year” award. Salvador Alves Dias, president of AJOPT, praised António Trindade's long career in the tourism sector and highlighted the international dimension that Porto Bay Hotels & Resorts has achieved, bringing credibility to Portuguese tourism.
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FREE WI-FI AT THE CLIFF BAY

Connecting to the internet at The Cliff Bay is now easier and free. Now you can stay in touch with the news, keep on top of your business, access your email or simply contact your friends and family for free while staying at The Cliff Bay.
Free wi-fi is now available throughout the hotel 24 hours a day for all our guests. You can now use your laptop or mobile phone to connect to the internet from the comfort of your room, in the lobby or on the terrace.
It's easy to keep in touch.
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25 November 2009

IL GALLO D'ORO MAINTAINS ITS MICHELIN STAR


Il Gallo d'Oro, the gourmet restaurant at the five star The Cliff Bay in Funchal, retains its place in the select club of restaurants awarded Michelin stars. The award was announced during a ceremony in Madrid on 25th November at which the Spain and Portugal 2010 edition was presented.
 
Headed up by Chef Benoît Sinthon, Il Gallo d'Oro was awarded one star by the Michelin Guide – the world's most influential restaurant guide - for the first time last year. This is the first and only star to have been awarded in Madeira.

To reserve:  291 707 700 or cliffbay@portobay.pt

See here The Cliff Bay hotel
See here Il Gallo D'Oro

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PORTO BAY WINS 9 GOLD AWARDS

11 November 2009
Yesterday Porto Bay Hotels & Resorts were awarded nine Gold Awards for 2009 by Thomson and First Choice, two operators belonging to the World of Tui, at the World Travel Market in London (WTM).
Special mention goes to the Porto Mare hotel in Madeira that was nominated Overall Winner in the “Platinum 4 Star” and “First Choice 4 Star” categories and also to Porto Bay Falésia, which opened in 2008 in the Algarve, and received its first award from First Choice.

Down here you can find the World Travel Market awards, 4 Thomson and 5 First Choice, to the Porto Bay hotels.

Hotel The Cliff Bay
winner A la Carte - Thomson
winner 5 star - First Choice

Hotel Porto Mare
Overall winner Platinum 4 star - Thomson
Overall winner 4 star - First Choice

Hotel Eden Mar 
winner Platinum 4 star - Thomson
winner 4 star - First Choice

Hotel Porto Santa Maria
winner Platinum 4 star - Thomson
winner Premier 4 star - First Choice

Hotel Porto Bay Falesia
winner 4 star - First Choice

Click here if you wish to see all the Porto Bay Awards
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PORTO BAY AWARDED 3 PRIMOS

11 November 2009

Three of the Porto Bay Group hotels received PRIMO 2009 awards given by the German tour operator Thomas Cook/Neckermann. The award ceremony took place last weekend during “The Summer Goes on Tour” trade fair organised by this tour operator at the Frankfurt “Messe” in Germany where Porto Bay had its own stand.
 
In Madeira Suite, Hotel Eden Mar and The Residence were honoured with PRIMO 2009 awards, while in the Algarve, Porto Bay Falésia was distinguished with this prize for second year running.

Click here if you wish to see all the Porto Bay Awards
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19 October 2009

TUI HOLLY 2009

Porto Santa Maria and Vila Porto Mare, both hotels of the Porto Bay Group and both located in Funchal, Madeira Island, were once again awarded with the ‘Holly’ Prize , distributed by TUI. The price awards the 100 best hotels of TUI worldwide among their over 5000 hotels portfolio.
Since TUI has started to introduce the ‘Holly’ Prize, Porto Bay Hotels & Resorts have been ranked among the Top 100 several times. Last year the prize was given to Porto Mare and Eden Mar Hotel.
 
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NEW PORTO BAY GALLERY ON FLICKR
Porto Bay Hotels and Resorts has posted a new photo gallery on Flickr.
This new gallery, called Porto Bay Friends, enables people to share photos, experiences, details and remarkable sights from the various destinations where you can find Porto Bay Hotels and Resorts. From Madeira to the Algarve, and taking a leap across the ocean to Brazil, there are countless perspectives to see, enjoy and share. 

Join us at http://www.flickr.com/photos/portobayfriends
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PORTO BAY ON FACEBOOK
Now all fans of Porto Bay can join the group’s page on Facebook.
This space is for sharing information, photographs, promotions, events and other news.
Connect to Porto Bay Hotels & Resorts...http://www.facebook.com/PortoBay
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3 September 2009

PORTO BAY COMPETITION ON TWITTER


Shortly after the launch of a competition on Twitter asking followers to: “Send your best photo of a Porto Bay Hotel”, the winning photo was sent in. Joana Miranda’s remarkable photo taken at The Cliff Bay Hotel has won her the first prize of one night’s stay at one of Porto Bay’s hotels.

Keep following us on Twitter...  http://twitter.com/portobay
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9 June 2009

GARDENS OF VILA PORTO MARE STORE 365 SPECIES

Vila Porto Mare resort, in Funchal, recently completed the identification of all the botanical species that live in its gardens, and now one can recognize at least 365 unique species — 416, if one adds cultivars and hybrid plants — with the help of the individual identification signs that visitors now may find next to each plant. This number places our garden in the Exceptional Class of Taxonomic Richness.

Therefore, we decided to launch a new blog, totally devoted to the garden of Vila Porto Mare, where one can already access records of about 100 species, the presentation and profiling of the Garden. The remaining plants will be uploaded gradually, and soon the complete collection will be available online. We also plan to add further sections to provide a better outlook on this privileged corner of Madeira Island.
 

Read more: http://vpmgardens.blogspot.com

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29 May 2009

PORTO BAY IN SÃO PAULO

This is the Porto Bay Group's third destination in Brazil. Following on the heels of Rio de Janeiro and Búzios, the Porto Bay Group has now acquired a third property in the financial capital of Latin America, the five star L' Hotel São Paulo which shall from now on be known as Porto Bay L' Hotel São Paulo.

L' Hotel Porto Bay São Paulo is located on Alameda Campinas, on the corner of Avenida Paulista, in the financial and cultural centre of the city, close to the city's best restaurants, bars, museums and stores. This five star, eighty-room outlet is a boutique hotel with a restaurant, SPA, indoor pool and gym.

This is the fourth investment for Invesvia, which includes the Portuguese groups Porto Bay and Logoplaste, who established their partnership four years ago with the acquisition of a property in Lisbon that is currently undergoing licensing. The Porto Bay brand broke into the international market with its entry into Brazil in January 2007.

Porto Bay Hotels & Resorts opened its first hotel in 1988. It operates out of Madeira where it owns four and five star hotels. The group's properties on Madeira include The Cliff Bay, Porto Santa Maria and the Vila Porto Mare resort that is made up of three hotels that share common facilities (Suite Hotel Eden Mar, Porto Mare and The Residence). Inaugurated last year, Porto Bay Falésia in the Algarve is the group's first property on mainland Portugal.

In Brazil the brand is present with Porto Bay Rio Internacional in Rio de Janeiro, Porto Bay Glenzhaus lodge in Búzios and, now in São Paulo, with its new five star hotel Porto Bay L' Hotel São Paulo. The products differ in terms of concept but all ascribe to the same quality seal guaranteed by the Porto Bay brand that now boasts a total of 1360 rooms and covers four destinations with nine hotels.

The acquisition was completed today, 29th May 2009. Reservations may already be made on this site's reservations system.

View the hotel: www.lhotel.com.br

View photo gallery: L´Hotel Porto Bay São Paulo

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12 May 2009

PORTO BAY IN THE SPIES TOP10

The Cliff Bay was voted the best hotel by travellers using the Danish tour operator SPIES. Two other Porto Bay Group hotels in Madeira – Porto Mare and The Residence – also featured in the top 10 holiday hotels elected by this Scandinavian tour operator's clients.

This award, which recognises quality and client satisfaction, was based on circa 90 thousand questionnaires filled in by clients in a comparative analysis of 600 hotels from the whole SPIES universe during the winter of 2008-2009.

The fact that these kinds of surveys are completely standardised for all tourist destinations and that their results are widely publicised in the press in their countries of origin endows them with the additional characteristic of serving as an instrument for the comparison of overall quality levels of the participating destinations.
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10 July 2009

TUI HOLLY 2008

TUI, one of the largest tour operators in Europe, has once again recognised the Porto Bay Group for its quality and service. This time the Porto Mare and Eden Mar hotels have been awarded the prestigious “Holly” prizes. Based on client satisfaction questionnaires, these prizes are awarded to the 100 best hotels in TUI's portfolio of over five thousand hotels with which it works.
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12 May 2009

SHORT 140 CHARACTER NEWS FLASHES ABOUT PORTO BAY HOTELS

Now Porto Bay news and bulletins are available on Twitter, one of the most promising social networks on the Internet that allows you to share information in real time by means of SMS text messages, an instant messaging service that allows a maximum of 140 characters. These messages are sent to everyone who has registered as a follower and has agreed to receive them.

Twitter is one of the most recent online community phenomena and, apart from being used by families and friends, is now being used by some of the most prestigious organisations and institutions in the world.


Registe-se: www.twitter.com 
http://twitter.com/portobay

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11 May 2009

PORTO BAY FALÉSIA AWARDED SILVER BY CRISTAL

Porto Bay Falésia was recently awarded the Silver Certificate by The Cristal. The Cristal is a H.A.C.C.P. health and safety monitoring system. This award was attributed on account of the high standards implemented by the hotel in their Food & Beverage operations.
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25 April 2009

VILA PORTO MARE GARDENS

The names and diversity of the plants in the gardens belonging to the Vila Porto Mare Resort are impossible to list as verified by the wide variety of palm trees and plants from all four corners of the world such as Lantanas and Indian Canes, groups of Strelizias, Araucarias, Plumbagos, Screw Pines, Cycas and Heliconias.
330 species have been identified in the 20 thousand square metres of outdoor areas. The phytodiversity of the Vila Porto Mare gardens means that they qualify for inclusion in the Exceptional Class of the Flora Bio-diversity Index.

Recently flower beds have been prepared with horticultural, aromatic and medicinal plants in order to offer guests new smells and flavours. The profusion of plants has also been enriched with species endemic to Madeira with particular emphasis on the xerophiles from the coastal areas.
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25 April 2009

FLOWER FESTIVAL

The streets of Funchal are once again in full bloom. Countless flower arrangements of all shapes and colours have been constructed all along the city's central pavements in an unrivalled display of exotic species that give off perfumes and make this event an exceptional tourist attraction for visitors to Madeira at this time of year.
At the Porto Bay Group hotels in Madeira flowers play a key role during these spring days.

The tropical gardens of the Vila Porto Mare resort, home to around 330 identified species, are complemented by flower arrangements constructed by real artists... With commitment and dedication, teams from the various hotels transform some corners into real flower gardens.

Gereberas, Arum lilies, Bougainvilleas... are composed in different arrangements, reflecting the quintessence of the real flower festival.
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26 February 2009

"TRUE ITALIAN ESSENCE"


During the first week of March, The Vila Porto Mare resort will be hosting a gastronomical festival titled " True Italian Essence".

The Il Basílico restaurant , located within the resort , next to the Lido promenade, will set the stage for this event, with Chef Angela Campana playing the main role.
Chef Angela Campana inspires all who delight in her cuisine... a fusion of flavours including risottos, pastas, wood-fired pizzas, fish and meat dishes – all with a delicate touch, attention to detail and the quintessence of real Italian cuisine. Flavours combined in a natural and traditional style rounded off by a touch of elegance.
From 1992 to 1995 Angela explored countries like the USA, Nepal, Tibet, China and Spain, enriching her talent and natural pleasure in cooking with new experiences, knowledge and flavours.
Her curriculum includes stints with the BACCO chain of restaurants in Italian cities such as Barletta and Bari which were awarded 2 and 1 Michelin stars respectively.
Festival Flyer
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28 January 2009

EDEN MAR TOTALLY REFURBISHED

The rooms in the first hotel belonging to the Porto Bay Group, Suite Hotel Eden Mar located in Funchal, have been totally refurbished. Pursuing its policy of ongoing renovation and guaranteeing high levels of comfort for its guests, the Porto Bay Group invested approximately two million euros in this refurbishment – the third undertaken at the Eden Mar.

Divided into studios, superior studios, junior suites and suites, this four star hotel's 146 spacious rooms have been redecorated with textiles in warm pastels colours, completely new furniture and LCD televisions. The kitchenettes have been completely renovated and are equipped with a stove, fridge and micro-wave oven. All the rooms in this hotel have private verandas.
See Hotel
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28 January 2009

RANKED AMONGST TRIPADVISOR'S BEST

The Porto Bay Group is proud to announce that, once again, two of its hotels – The Cliff Bay in Funchal and Porto Bay Rio Internacional in Rio de Janeiro – have been ranked amongst the best in the world. The “2009 Travellers' Choice” Destinations Awards have just been published on the site of the largest travel community in the world – Tripadvisor.
The Cliff Bay, the group's five star hotel in Funchal, is amongst the 100 “Best Luxury Hotels” of the world, occupying an eminent 19th position in the world ranking. Another of the group's hotels - Porto Bay Rio Internacional located in Rio de Janeiro, right on Copacabana beach - is ranked a distinguished 18th under the category “Best in the Top 25 World Cities”.
This is the seventh edition of Tripadvisor's Travellers' Choice which recognises the best hotels in the world elected directly by those who know them best – travellers. The Tripadvisor awards represent the opinions of millions of travellers and tourists.
The Cliff Bay - TripAdvisor reviews

Porto Bay Rio Internacional - TripAdvisor reviews
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21 November 2008

IL GALLO D'ORO WINS MICHELIN STAR

The most influential restaurant guide in the world, the Michelin Guide, has awarded a star to Il Gallo d'Oro, The Cliff Bay's gourmet restaurant run by Chef Benoît Sinthon.
This is Madeira's first and only star.The Chef who is in charge of the gourmet restaurant at the five star Cliff Bay in Funchal has a curriculum vitae which boasts periods at French restaurants including Jean Michel Lorain's three Michelin starred Cõte Saint Jacques. Married to a lady from Madeira, Chef Benoît Sinthon moved to Funchal in 1994 and took over Il Gallo d'Oro in 1998.
Commenting on the award of the star in the Portugal 2009 Michelin Guide, Chef Benoît Sinthon states “it's a dream I have long chased and I'm going to celebrate appropriately with my exceptional team”.


For reservations: +351 291 707 700 or cliffbay@portobay.pt.

The Cliff Bay
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3 November 2008

BRAZIL’S LEADING HOTEL

Porto Bay Rio Internacional, situated on the Copacabana beach front in Rio de Janeiro, won the World Travel Awards' prize as “Brazil's Leading Hotel” - the most prestigious award in the travel and tourism industry.
With thousands of votes collected from professionals from 167 thousand agencies in over 160 countries in the world, the “World Travel Award” has become one of the most important forms of recognition that a tourism product can receive.
The award ceremony took place on 21st October in Rio de Janeiro.

Porto Bay Rio Internacional
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PRIMO AWARDS 2008

Every year one of the biggest German tour operators, Thomas Cook/Neckerman, awards prizes to the 100 best hotels in its portfolio of thousands of hotels with which is works.
In 2008 the PRIMO award was given to three Porto Bay Hotels, two in Madeira and one in the Algarve.
The Porto Mare and Porto Santa Maria hotels in Funchal were again selected as prize winners. Porto Bay Falésia – Albufeira, which opened in spring 2008, also won an award – its first in the hotel category.

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3 November 2008

500 TILE MURAL PAINTED DURING ON

During the ON Fusion Art 2008 event organised by the Porto Bay Group last September in the Old Town of Funchal hundreds of children represented and painted – live and in full technicolor – the 500 Years of the City of Funchal.
The mural composed of 500 tiles was inaugurated on 18th October in Jardim do Almirante Reis (public garden) as part of the commemorations to celebrate the city's 500th anniversary.

See more pictures at the ON blog

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26 September 2008

CHEAPER FLIGHTS

Restrictions on the Madeira airspace have been relaxed. From the end of October when the low-cost airline, Easyjet, launches its twice daily flight on the Lisbon - Funchal route, tickets between the mainland and Funchal shall be available at much more competitive prices. TAP and SATA will continue their scheduled flights as before.

Make the most of it!
Cheaper flights from Lisbon to Funchal!
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24 September 2008

“ON” AUCTION

Over three days the old town of Funchal hosted various artists who created and exhibited works which were then auctioned at the gala dinner which closed the 2nd edition of “ON Fusion Art by Porto Bay”. Following in the footsteps of the 1st edition, this year's charity fund-raising event realised a total of 33 thousand euros (up one thousand euros against the first edition which took place two years ago) which have been donated to the Associação de Paralisia Cerebral (Cerebral Palsy Association) and the São Tiago Centro de Acolhimento (São Tiago Shelter).
Both the initiative's organising committee and the Chairman of the Board of the Porto Bay Group expressed their great satisfaction with the event and announced that the 3rd edition of “ON Fusion Art” will take place in 2010. Social responsibility is one of the group's core values and it is hoped that this year's success will be repeated in two year's time.
“ON” auction raises 33 thousand euros
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4 August 2008

PORTO BAY LIVENS UP THE OLD TOWN


ON Fusion Art is an initiative supported by the Porto Bay Group which will take place in the Old Town of Funchal over the 12th, 13th and 14th September. Painting, sculpture, graphics, street entertainment, music, installations in old houses and other artistic creations will throb with life and colour on these days in the city's historic centre where you will also find Hotel Porto Santa Maria.

Artists from the region and the mainland contribute voluntarily to the ON project which will culminate in a dinner-auction the proceeds of which will be donated to two of the region's social welfare institutions: Associação de Paralisia Cerebral da Madeira and Centro de Acolhimento de São Tiago.
For more information see the ON Fusion Art Blog
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BÚZIOS & RIO DE JANEIRO
Enjoy the best prices combining your stay in Rio de Janeiro at the Porto Bay Rio Internacional  during the weekends with your stay at in Búzios in  Porto Bay Glenzhaus during the weekdays..!
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14 April 2008

NEW PORTO BAY WEBSITE

 
 
 
The www.portobay.com site has had a facelift!
A new way of presenting our products, more complete and up to date image galleries, destination support contents, more useful information and greater dynamism were some of the objectives of this reformulation.
 
Still available as before in Portuguese, English and German, which reflects the statistics of the traffic on the site, this new version aims to meet the requirements of the more than one thousand visitors who, on average, access our site on a daily basis.
 
Help us improve... Navigate, explore and send your comments and suggestions to info@portobay.pt
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14 April 2008

SHARE EXPERIENCES

 
 
Porto Bay is Inspired by You!
One of the new areas on the redesigned portobay.com site – Experiences – invites Porto Bay guests to share their experience of one of the group hotels and offers the possibility of including a photo of their choice. Feeling, experiencing and sharing... A new album of online memories which underscores the Porto Bay Group's philosophy which is based on the strength of its products and the complete satisfaction of its guests.
We look forward to receiving your contribution to “Experiences”...
 

Experience and share it... Join our album of memories.

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12 February 2008

THE CLIFF BAY AND EDEN MAR AMONGST TRIPADVISOR´S 100 TOP CHOICES

The Cliff Bay and Eden Mar – both belonging to the Porto Bay Group in Madeira - were selected amongst the “Best Top 100 Luxury Hotels” by TripAdvisor in their 2008 “Travellers Choice Awards”.
This was the sixth year in which TripAdvisor's Travellers Choice Awards commended the best hotels in the world which earned this distinction from those who know them best – travellers.
The TripAdvisor Awards represent the opinion of millions of travellers and tourists. The winners are determined by a combination of Trip Adivsor's Popularity Index and traveller ratings for specific attributes resulting in overall traveller satisfaction.
The TripAdvisor branded sites represent the largest travel community in the world with five million registered members and ten million reviews and opinions.
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14 April 2008

NEW "LOOK"...

 
 
What better way to start the new year than with a new look? This is what we have given the pool and lobby areas of the Porto Bay Rio Internacional hotel in Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro.
 
A new look in Copacabana. After the general refurbishment of all the rooms just over two years ago, the Porto Bay Rio Internacional in Rio de Janeiro has renovated the pool area on the roof of the hotel and the lobby at the
hotel entrance. Guests can now enjoy the new deck flooring around the roof-top pool.
 
The flooring was also raised in order to provide even better views over the sea and the fantastic Copacabana beach. The hotel's entrance lobby and adjacent “Limone” lounge-bar were also extensively refurbished in a more sophisticated and timeless style.
 
The interior decorator, Nini Andrade, supported the Porto Bay Group in developing this new look.
 
 
The pool and the "lobby" of the hotel Porto Bay Rio International, in Rio de Janeiro,  with a new "look" for 2008.
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1 January 2008

SMOKE-FREE HOTEL

We would like to inform our guests that on account of law 37/2007 passed on 14th August, which comes into force on 1st January 2008, smoking will not be permitted inside any of the Porto Bay hotels in Portugal including in the restaurant and bar areas. Smoking is also not allowed in the bedrooms with the exception the verandas and open-air areas. We thanks you for your understanding.
 
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