Summary
In September 2011 tourism accommodation establishments registered 4.5 million overnight stays, 4.6% more than in the same month of the previous year. Visitors from abroad contributed to this outcome (+8.9%), while residents in Portugal had a 3.8% reduction on their number of overnight stays. In terms of the importance of the main markets of origin, the Brazilian (+26.2%) and the British (+10.8%) stood out.
The total revenue from the activity reached EUR 223.8 million and EUR 156.6 million from accommodation, corresponding to year-on-year increases of 8.5% and 9.9%, respectively.