Monthly Statistical Bulletin, January 2022

2022 Edition 30 Overnight stays in tourist accommodation establishments, by region NUTS II – December 2021 Overnight stays in tourist accommodation establishments, per month • All seventeen major inbound markets registered year-on-year increases and, together, represented 85.7% of overnight stays spent by non-residents in tourist accommodation establishments, especially the Spanish (15.1% of total overnight stays spent by non-residents), German (13.8%), and British (12.3%) markets. For the whole of 2021 (preliminary data): • Tourist accommodation establishments recorded 14.5 million guests and 37.5 million overnight stays, which correspond to increases of 39.4% and 45.2% over the previous year (-61.6% and -63.2% in 2020, respectively); • All regions showed an increase in the number of overnight stays, especially Região Autónoma dos Açores (+118.6%) and Região Autónoma da Madeira (+79.8%). • When compared to 2019: » The number of guests decreased by 46.4%; » The number of overnight stays decreased by 46.6% (-10.9% concerning residents and -62.0% regarding non-residents); » All regions registered reductions in the number of overnight stays, especially Área Metropolitana de Lisboa (-58.2%); » The growth in overnight stays of residents was most notable in Região Autónoma da Madeira (+19.2%) and Algarve (+5.1%); the other regions registered decreases; » The number of overnight stays spent by non-residents showed a reduction of more than 50% in all regions, except in Região Autónoma da Madeira (-49.8%); • The United Kingdom remained the main inbound market in 2021, representing 16.6% of overnight stays spent by nonresidents, and increased by 54.6% compared to the previous year. It was followed by the Spanish (14.3% share), German (11.9%), and French (11.8%) markets. 0 200,000 400,000 600,000 RA Madeira RA Açores Algarve Alentejo AM Lisboa Centro Norte Non-residents Residents 103 Overnight stays COVID-19 PANDEMIC 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 �an Feb �ar Apr �ay �un �ul Aug Sep Oct �ov Dec �an Feb �ar Apr �ay �un �ul Aug Sep Oct �ov Dec �an Feb �ar Apr �ay �un �ul Aug Sep Oct �ov Dec �an Feb �ar Apr �ay �un �ul Aug Sep Oct �ov Dec 2018 2019 2020 2021 More information is available at: Tourism activity, flash estimate – December 2021 (31 January 2022) • The average stay in tourist accommodation establishments (2.30 nights) increased by 8.1% year-on-year (+6.1% in November): » 1.73 nights concerning residents (+1.1%); » 3.06 nights regarding non-residents (-9.7%); • All NUTS II regions recorded year-on-year increases in the number of overnight stays. Área Metropolitana de Lisboa accounted for 30.3% of the total, followed by Norte (19.8%), Região Autónoma da Madeira (15.3%), and Algarve (14.7%);

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