Revenues From Portugal’s Accommodation Establishments Surpassed €5 Billion Euros Last Year

Such conclusions have been reached by the recent report of the DBK Informa, AtoZSerwisPlus.com reports.

The study revealed that in Portugal’s hotel sector, the value reached last year surpassed by 16.5 per cent what had been registered before the spread of the coronavirus and its new strains in 2019.

In addition, the study, which also included hotels, as well as local accommodation units, tourist apartments, apart-hotels, as well as tourism establishments, revealed that last year there was also registered an increase in the number of visitors and overnight stays compared to 2021 figures.

According to the Portugal News report, based on the Publituris data, regarding visitors, there was recorded an increase of a total of 83.3 per cent, accounting for just over 26.5 million visitors in national tourist accommodation establishments. At the same time, the number of overnight stays stood at 69.5 million, which also shows that there has been marked a notable increase, reaching 86 per cent.

“Local accommodation establishments were the ones that showed the highest percentage growth in the number of guests, while in overnight stays, the biggest growth corresponded to hotels”, the report noted, stressing that this type of accommodation saw the highest number of guests.

The survey revealed that national tourists accounted for nearly 23 million overnight stays, about a third of the total and a total of 23 per cent more compared to 2021, while the rest of the overnight stays were the responsibility of international tourists, accounting for a growth of 150 per cent.

“Among foreigners, the biggest increases were registered among residents of the United States (+327 per cent), Brazil (+265 per cent) and the United Kingdom (+192 per cent). The British remained the most important foreign customers, representing 13 per cent of overnight stays, ahead of Germans and Spaniards”, the study reveals.

The number of foreign nationals heading to Portugal is marking a notable increase. According to the figures provided recently by Vinci, the country’s airports received a total of 13 million passengers for a period from January until March this year, or a 15 per cent increase compared to the figures registered before the spread of COVID-19 and its new strains.