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January 2012

5th January 2012

New Poolside Restaurant at Tortuga Beach

5th January 2012

As part of our continued commitment to enhancing our resorts, we have recently constructed a new restaurant beside the main pool at Tortuga. The images below are the first look at this new eatery, which will offer even more dining choice and variety for guests. The restaurant will be fully completed and open for business soon.

Children’s Christmas Event at Tortuga Beach

December 2011

Tortuga Beach hosted a Children’s Christmas Event as part of The Resort Group’s ongoing commitment to supporting the islands and the Cape Verde People. It was designed to offer a festive treat for the local kids, in addition to announcing our sponsorship of the Santa Maria Football Team, and it was a huge success and enjoyed by all. It was attended by over 1000 children from local schools, and was full of Christmas cheer with music, games as well as Santa Claus with gifts for all the Children. See below for some pictures taken on the day.

October 2011

6th October 2011

"New Champagne Bar now open at Tortuga Beach"

Since opening in May, Tortuga Beach Resort and Spa has enjoyed spectacular reviews, and yet further enhancements are still being made. The latest is the upgrade of My Bar to become Cape Verde’s first and only champagne bar!

Stunningly stylish and indulgent, it will be renamed The Late Bar and will be the place to be at night. Its luxurious surroundings including a DJ booth and VIP area and guests can enjoy a variety of evening entertainment, with live music and dancing.

In total half a million Euros has been invested to further enhance the Resort and add even more luxury

To find out more, visit the website www.tortugabeachresort.com or visit the gallery to view images of the new champagne bar.

The O'Grille at Tortuga Beach - Officially one of the Best Bars in The World!

The spectacular success of Melia Tortuga Beach has reached new heights this week with the O’Grille Beach Bar voted within the top 50 bars in the world!

Anyone that has experienced it for themselves will agree; with a stunning view of the Ocean, the sun setting in the background and your favourite cold drink in hand, there is no other place on earth quite like it!

Since Opening in May 2011, Melia Tortuga has received great reviews and experienced excellent occupancy figures. In fact, never before have Melia Hotels International experienced such a fast and successful start after opening a new resort!

For more information visit our website www.tortugabeachresort.com or click read the full Top 50 bars in the world article

Award winning Technology at Tortuga Beach

IVC Media are one of our key partners and are responsible for the IT systems and services at Tortuga Beach. This includes high-speed internet access, multi-channel HD TV, video-on-demand, telephony, fire detection, door entry systems and CCTV, all of which are controlled by a remotely monitored, centralised management system.

This is highly state of the art and has now been recognised in the industry as the best IT Integration Project at this year’s prestigious AV Awards held at the Hilton on Park Lane in central London.

The award was won based on the quality of installation but also the fact that the services installed make the resort “future proof” thanks to the very latest fibre-optic technology. This not only demonstrates the quality of Tortuga Beach, but also shows our total commitment to a successful and long term future for Cape Verde investment.

Former Cape Verde President wins award for Good Governance

Former Cape Verde President Pedro Verona Pires has been awarded this year's $5m (£3.2m) Mo Ibrahim prize for good governance in Africa.

The prize committee said Mr Pires, who stepped down in August, had helped make the archipelago off the West African coast a "model of democracy, stability and increased prosperity".

Cape Verde is renowned for its political stablity, which is just one of the many key factors for long-term and sustainable returns for investors.

September 2011

5th September 2011

"Cape Verde receives 219,000 tourists in first half of 2011"

Cape Verde received 219,000 tourists in the first half of the year, which was real growth of 47,000 tourists and percentage growth of 27.5 percent against the same period of 2010, the National Statistics Institute (INE) said in Praia.

The United Kingdom was the main source of tourists for Cape Verde, accounting for 16.6 percent of entries into the country and Sal continued to be the island most sought out by tourists, taking a 37.7 percent share of all hotel stays on the archipelago.

After tourists from the United Kingdom, came those from France and Italy, accounting for 16 percent each, whilst those from Germany and Portugal accounted for 13.8 percent and 13.2 percent, respectively.

Also according to INE, visitors from the United Kingdom were those that, on average, stayed longest, with 8.3 nights, followed by those from the Netherlands, with 6.9 nights and Italy and Germany, with 6.6 and 6.4 nights, respectively.