US tourists up over 300% in Portugal

• 6 February, 23

According to preliminary data from the National Institute of Statistics (INE) “in the year 2022 as a whole (preliminary data), tourist accommodation establishments recorded 26.5 million guests and 69.5 million overnight stays, which translated into increases of 83. 3% and 86.3% (+38.6% and +44.7% in 2021, respectively)”.

Compared with 2019, before the pandemic, guests decreased by 2.3%, and overnight stays decreased by 0.9% (+8.6% in residents and -5.0% in non-residents).

In 2022, there were increases in overnight stays from residents in all regions, compared to 2019.

In terms of overnight stays from non-residents, the main increases were seen in the Azores (+5.1%), Madeira (+4.5%), and the North (+4.3%) and, on the other hand, the sharpest decreases were observed in if in the Center (-13.1%) and Algarve (-11.3%).

The United Kingdom remained the main outbound market in 2022, accounting for 19.3% of overnight stays from non-residents, almost tripling compared to 2021 (+191.9%; -4.0% compared to 2019). The German (11.5%), Spanish (10.8%), and French (9.3%) markets followed, but the highest growth was recorded in the North American market (7.5% weight) which increased by 327.4% (+26.9% compared to 2019).

Cre: Portugalnews