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Tourist trips of residents decreased by 57.4% in the 4th quarter and 41.1% in 2020
Tourism Demand of Residents
Tourist trips of residents decreased by 57.4% in the 4th quarter and 41.1% in 2020 - 4th Quarter 2020
28 April 2021

Summary

In 2020, trips made by residents decreased by 41.1% reaching 14.4 million (+10.8% in 2019). Domestic trips decreased by 35.7% and trips abroad decreased by 78.1% (+9.0% and +24.7%, respectively, in 2019). “Free private accommodation” gained expression as the main mean of accommodation used (69.2%, +8.0 p.p. compared to 2019) and the average number of overnight stays per tourist increased by 23.2% (from 5.45 nights in 2019 to 6.72 nights in 2020).
In the 4th quarter of 2020, residents in Portugal made 2.3 million trips, which corresponded to a decrease of 57.4% (-26.7% in the 3rd Q 2020). Domestic trips corresponded to 97.4% of the trips (2.3 million), registering a decrease of 53.2%. Trips abroad decreased by 90.3%, totalling 61.6 thousand, corresponding to 2.6% in total (2.5% in the 3rd Q 2020).

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