Go to the ANAM - Aeroportos e Navegação Aérea da Madeira, S.A. website for information on arrivals and departures for Madeira and Porto Santo. You can also find regular flight schedules at a number of world airports.

Madeira Airport (Aeroporto da Madeira)
9100-105 Santa Cruz
Phone.: 291 520700
Fax: 291 520761
E-mail: anam@anam.pt
www.anam.pt

ICAO Code: LPMA
IATA Code: FNC
AFTN: LPMAYDYA

Official Carrier

TAP is the Official Carrier for the conference. Usage conditions are described below.

Partnership between TAP Portugal and Organization of the “13th International Conference on Telecommunications – ICT”

TAP Portugal has agreed with the organization of the “13th International Conference on Telecommunications – ICT 2006”– in the ambit of the International Conference “ICT 2006” to be held in Funchal from the 09th to the 12th May 2006, to offer a discount to the participants who make their flight booking and buy their ticket exclusively through TAP Portugal’s website. 

The discounts offered are the following:

   - 10% in economy class

   - 20% in business class

The code IT6TPCG27 has been given to this conference and it must be mentioned when making the booking in order to benefit from the discount: 

To make the booking, the participant should follow these steps:

   - enter the website www.flytap.com and select the dates and cities of choice

   - make a normal booking

   - the conference code must be inserted in the Congress Code Box

 Example:   

In case of questions, please contact TAP Portugal by the following email: congressos@tap.pt  

Important Information

 Q The discount applicable to this event is only valid for online bookings made through TAP Portugal’s website and with  payment by credit card. The ticket will always be an electronic ticket, except in cases of destinations where the electronic ticket is not possible.

 Q Bookings made previously by travel agencies or at our desks are not eligible for this discount.

 Q The final price shown at the end of the booking is the public fare available and applicable to the selected flights and dates, including taxes. The event discount does not appear on the online booking; it will be applied, only at issuing moment, over the fare available, excluding all taxes related to the voyage.

 Q The discount only applies to TAP operated flights. Bookings on code-share flights operated by other airlines are not permitted. Code-share flights are identified on online bookings with the code OP (Example: TP6701  OP).

 Q The discount is not accumulative with fares for resident / student / child / infant /senior, etc.

 Q The discount applies to round trip journeys from any TAP destination to Portugal (Lisbon, Faro and Oporto).

 Q The booking can be made at any time. The travel dates must be comprehended in the period of 10 days before / 10 days after the event dates.

 Q The discount is also extended to the participants accompanying persons.

Q The conditions and restrictions regarding changes and refunds are those of the applicable fare. Please check the fare details before ending your booking.

TRADITIONS AND ENCHANTING VALLEYS

CÂMARA DE LOBOS/ EIRA DO SERRADO / MONTE

(Tuesday, 9th)

Câmara de Lobos - Typical fishing town where we stop to visit a private wine cellar to taste the various Madeira Wines (except on holidays).
Pico dos Barcelos - Viewpoint from where you can admire a beautiful view over Funchal.

Eira do Serrado - Viewpoint (1094m) overlooking the valley of Curral das Freiras a little village built in the middle of a valey. Breathtaking views over the village and mountains.

Monte - Village in the suburbs of Funchal. Visit the Parish church. The famous sledge ride - toboggan - can be made until Livramento. Or you can take the cable car down to the city centre (this is optional and not included in price). If you choose to go down by cable car, the return to the hotel is not included.

OLD TOWN

(Wednesday, 10th)

Old Town (Zona Velha) – Narrow, cobbled lanes, old buildings, renovated fishermen's cottages, pavement restaurants, and art and craft shops.

Santiago Fort - Located above the seafront in the old part of town, this city fort was built to defend the port of Funchal from pirate attacks. Today, it houses the Museum of Modern Art and a pleasant restaurant overlooking the sea.

“Madeira Story Centre” (optional) –This Centre gives an overview of 14 million years of the history of Madeira in a visit lasting around 1½ hours. The Centre has other facilities like a multi-purpose panoramic terrace, a theme café decorated with scenes from the history of Madeira, and an exclusive souvenir shop.

A DAY IN A GOLDEN ISLAND

PORTO SANTO

(Friday, 12th)

Come and discover a golden island, with 9 km of a fine yelow sandy beach surrounded by turquoise blue water, where the sun shines and tranquillity reigns.

Included in this package:

- Return transfers from Hotel/Harbor/Hotel in Funchal. (time to be confirmed on purchase);

- Return boat trip to the island of Porto Santo;

- Assistance of our representative in Porto Santo;

- Island tour;

- Free time to spend on the beach.

Departure and arrival times should always be reconfirmed upon reservation.

The conference will take place in Hotel Hotel Crowne Plaza Resort Madeira *****.

Crowne Plaza Resort Madeira

Alternative lodging will be available in Hotel Lido ****, 15 min walk distance 

Hotel Lido

The hotel booking can be done using the conference registration Electronic Form (see Registration page).
 

In case you need some more information about hotels please contact Intertours - Cristina Sousa
(Phone: +351 291 208906, Fax: +351 291 225020)