{"id":12236,"date":"2018-12-10T03:06:47","date_gmt":"2018-12-10T03:06:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/azorestouch.com\/sobre-nos\/"},"modified":"2023-11-03T21:58:32","modified_gmt":"2023-11-03T21:58:32","slug":"sobre-nos","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/azorestouch.com\/en\/sobre-nos\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"

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About Us<\/h3>\n

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Verificando o crescimento not\u00e1vel que se tem vindo a verificar no Turismo do Arquip\u00e9lago dos A\u00e7ores, nasceu o projeto da Azores Touch<\/strong>, visando criar um leque de solu\u00e7\u00f5es com o intuito de proporcionar \u00e0s pessoas que visitam os A\u00e7ores sentirem-se como em sua casa, e sempre em contacto com a comunidade e cultura local. Dispomos de tr\u00eas \u00e1reas de servi\u00e7os, alojamento local<\/a> de diversas tipologias, rent-a-car & bike<\/a> e inesquec\u00edveis experi\u00eancias<\/a> de atividades relacionadas com a natureza e cultura e costumes locais.<\/p>\n

Come\u00e7ando pelo alojamento local<\/strong><\/a>, a Azores Touch possu\u00ed casas de Turismo Rural e de Habita\u00e7\u00e3o, licenciadas e preparadas com todas as condi\u00e7\u00f5es, inclusive com as exig\u00eancias decorrentes da \u00e9poca de pandemia em que nos encontramos, para receber turistas e visitantes nas Ilhas Terceira e Graciosa.<\/p>\n

O servi\u00e7o rent-a-car & bike<\/strong><\/a> visa a disponibiliza\u00e7\u00e3o de uma frota de ve\u00edculos e bicicletas, proporcionando um servi\u00e7o integrado de experi\u00eancias-estadia-transporte aos turistas e visitantes.<\/p>\n

Para completar o leque de solu\u00e7\u00f5es, oferecemos a possibilidade das pessoas vivenciarem experi\u00eancias<\/strong><\/a> \u00fanicas e inesquec\u00edveis, consistindo na oferta de servi\u00e7os e solu\u00e7\u00f5es de promo\u00e7\u00e3o de atividades de anima\u00e7\u00e3o e entretenimento de turistas que visitam os A\u00e7ores, oferecendo experi\u00eancias de agroturismo, passeios, atividades mar\u00edtimas, natureza, culturais e radicais. A AzoresTouch disponibiliza um leque alargado de atividades tur\u00edsticas, complementada com uma aposta numa oferta integrada com parceiros nas mais variadas \u00e1reas da anima\u00e7\u00e3o tur\u00edstica.<\/p>\n

Com estas tr\u00eas \u00e1reas de atividade, e\u0301 poss\u00edvel fornecer a melhor experiencia e inser\u00e7\u00e3o na comunidade e cultura local a quem nos visita, desde quando faz a reserva num dos nossos alojamentos, ate\u0301 a\u0300 sua partida. Na Azores Touch acreditamos que fazemos amizades para o futuro, apostando e ambicionando que as pessoas voltem a visitar os A\u00e7ores. Sempre com o lema Terceirense \u201cFa\u00e7a-se de casa!\u201d<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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A Nossa Hist\u00f3ria<\/h3>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Azores Touch was born with the aim of providing tourists who visit the Azores with a complete experience, as remarkable as possible. The company’s motto is: \u201cWe plan your vacation from check-in to check-out\u201d<\/strong><\/em>, which means that in addition to guaranteeing accommodation and means of transport during your stay in the Azores, offers all kinds of experiences to make your visit unforgettable.It all started in 2012<\/strong> when S\u00e9rgio Cota, founder and current CEO of Azores Touch, observed a notable growth in tourism in Archipelago of the Azores, with the idea of \u200b\u200bbuying two typical houses and recovering them to create an offer of accommodation of choice in rural areas.In 2016 the Company was born<\/strong>, simultaneously with the beginning of the exploration of the houses , called White Houses. Simultaneously with the start of the activity at Casas Brancas, a series of partnerships was created in terms of tourist activities<\/strong>, identifying companies that shared the same values. But it was detected that it was important to evolve and innovate in terms of tourist entertainment activities on Terceira Island, so personalized and specific tourist entertainment activities were created by Azores Touch.Between 2017 and 2018<\/strong> it was Realizing the potential that would have to explore a service of local accommodation management<\/strong>, I have Azores Touch bet and started approaches to manage accommodation. From the first 5 accommodations, it evolves to 10, then 15, then 20 and at the moment there are more than 30 accommodations that Azores Touch manages on Terceira and Graciosa Islands.At the beginning of 2018<\/strong> we returned to innovate, launching the rent-a-car & bike<\/strong> on Terceira Island, meeting the demand observed in contact with customers. Also in early 2018, Azores Touch won another special distinction, joining the Azores Brand, thus acquiring greater visibility with access to communication and marketing campaigns promoted by the coordinating entity, the Sociedade para o Desenvolvimento Empresarial dos A\u00e7ores (SDEA). June 2018<\/strong> Azores Touch started its activity on Graciosa Island, offering the same services as on Terceira Island, accommodation management, tourist entertainment, rent-a-car & bike.October 2019<\/strong> marks a strategic turning point in the Azores Touch project, with the intake as a shareholder of Portugal Ventures<\/strong>, a venture capital company of the Tourism group from Portugal, which bets on businesses with enormous potential and joined to reinforce Azores Touch’s ambition to be a reference player in the DMC panorama of Portugal in general, and of the Azores in particular.After the years of 2020<\/ strong> and 2021<\/strong> were years in which the company made its way in the midst of the COVID pandemic effect that had a worldwide impact on the Tourism sector, the years of 2022 and following<\/strong> will be of resumption of activity<\/strong>, of international affirmation<\/strong> and of expansion to the S\u00e3o Jorge market<\/strong>.<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” row_fullwidth=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1645123630500{padding-right: 30px !important;padding-left: 30px !important;}” el_id=”section-verde” el_class=”section-round”][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1632917699923{background: #218c38 url(https:\/\/azorestouch.cecplp-azores.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/graciosa-layer2.png?id=11295) !important;background-position: 0 0 !important;background-repeat: repeat !important;}”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_column_text el_class=”st-aboutus-title”]<\/p>\n

<\/i> Mission<\/h3>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”st-aboutus-content”]Offer experience tourism, nature and quality agritourism services, including local accommodation, entertainment and rent-a-car, as part of the promotion of the Azores as an international tourist destination.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_column_text el_class=”st-aboutus-title”]<\/p>\n

<\/i> Vision<\/h3>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”st-aboutus-content”]To be the main player<\/em> and institutional partner in the promotion of nature tourism and agrotourism in the Azores, offering experiences and excellent services with teams that convey what it means to be an Azorean.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_column_text el_class=”st-aboutus-title”]<\/p>\n

<\/i> Values<\/h3>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”st-aboutus-content”]- Passion – Excellence – Commitment – Innovation – Teamwork – Inclusion[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_column_text el_class=”st-aboutus-title”]<\/p>\n

<\/i> Partners<\/h3>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”st-aboutus-content”]A Azores Touch oferece o que de melhor existe nos A\u00e7ores, complementando um leque vasto de ofertas com os melhores Parceiros que existem nos A\u00e7ores, em todas as \u00e1reas de interven\u00e7\u00e3o da empresa.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_column_text el_class=”st-aboutus-title”]<\/p>\n

<\/i> The Team<\/h3>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”st-aboutus-content”]Made up of dedicated, productive and passionate employees, Azores Touch welcomes and assists those who visit the Azores with a multipurpose team specialized in the various areas it operates: local accommodation for rural tourism and housing, tourist activities aimed at experiencing true unforgettable experiences and rent-a-car, vehicles and bicycles, to provide memorable trips through the Islands.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”11210″ img_size=”full” style=”vc_box_rounded” el_class=”photo-sergio” title=”S\u00e9rgio, CEO Founder”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row_content_no_spaces” row_fullwidth=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1648230890477{margin-top: 150px !important;}”][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1543386510262{padding-right: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}”]

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