SYNTHESIS INE@COVID-19, 7-jul-2020

July . 07 . 2020 page 6/21 Communication Unit | tel: +351 21 842 61 00 | sci@ine.pt www.ine.pt SYNTH SIS IN @ COVID-19 Tourist activity maintained almost complete interruption in May (Flash estimate) According to the flash estimate, in May 2020, the tourist accommodation sector should have registered 157.8 thousand guests and 324.3 thousand overnight stays, corresponding to year-on-year rates of change of -93.9% and -95.0%, respectively (-97.4% and -97.0% in April, in the same order). In May, in year-on-year terms: • Overnight stays of residents will have decreased by 85.6% (-93.0% in April); • Overnight stays of non-residents will have decreased by 98.1% (-98.6% in April); • Resident guests would have been 123.2 thousand, having decreased by 86.2% (-94.9 in April); • Non-resident guests would have been 34.6 thousand, having decreased by 98.0% (-99.0% in April). Overnight stays in tourist accommodation establishments by main countries of origin of tourists (year-on-year change) In May, there were quite steep decreases (above 94%), in year-on-year terms, in the number of tourists from all the main inbound markets, with the following standing out: • British (-99.3%); • Irish (-99.3%); • North Americans (-99.0%). Concerning these main markets, the Italian tourists recorded the lowest decrease (-94.7%). In May, around 69.7% of the tourist accommodation establishments would have been closed or did not host guests. More information available at: Tourist activity, Flash estimate – May 2020 (30 June 2020) -99.3% -99.3% -99.0% -98.8% -98.8% -98.7% -98.6% -98.6% -98.3% -98.2% -97.8% -97.6% -97.3% -96.0% -95.9% -94.7% Ireland United Kingdom Canada Germany DenmarK USA France China Belgium Switzerland Poland Netherlands Spain Sweden Brazil Italy