In 2019 as a whole, the number of tourism trips of residents increased by 10.8% to a total of 24.5 million, accelerating significantly when compared with the 4.2% growth in 2018. Domestic trips increased by 9.0% and trips abroad grew by 24.7% (+3.2% and +13.3%, respectively in 2018).
In the 4th quarter of 2019, tourism trips of residents in Portugal increased by 9.3% (+11.0% in the 3rd Q 2019), totalling 5.5 million. Tourism trips within the national territory stood for 88.5% of the total, having increased by 10.2% (+8.2% in the 3rd Q) while tourism trips to foreign countries grew by 3.0% (+36.5% in the 3rd Q).