The Regional Secretariat for Energy, Environment and Tourism has moved to the Top 5 of the National Tourism Award 2020, of Banco BPI, in the category of Sustainable Tourism, as the submission of the Azores’s Certification project as a Sustainable Tourist Destination.

To encourage and recognize the best tourism projects in the face of the consequences of the pandemic and the future of the sector, Expresso and BPI launched the second edition of the National Tourism Award 2020. A project created with the aim of promoting, encouraging and distinguishing the best entities, practices and projects in the tourism sector.

An initiative that has the high sponsorship of the Ministry of Economy and Digital Transition, with the institutional support of Turismo de Portugal, IP and with the technical support of Deloitte Corporate Finance, S.A, as a Knowledge Partner.

In this second edition of the National Tourism Award, it is intended to reward Portuguese businesses / projects that stand out as success stories, framed in the categories of Network Tourism, Authentic Tourism, Trust Tourism, Smart Tourism and Sustainable Tourism.