SYNTHESIS INE@COVID-19, 4 JUN 2021

June . 04 . 2021 SYNTH SIS IN @ COVID-19 www.ine.pt page 4/10 Communication Unit | tel: +351 21 842 61 10 | sci@ine.pt Tourist activity increases in April but still far from the levels seen in the same period of 2019 The tourist accommodation sector recorded 460 thousand guests and 946.8 thousand overnight stays in April 2021, corresponding to year-on- year rates of change of 762.6% and 510.8%, respectively (-59.6% and -67.1% in March, in the same order). Compared to April 2019, the number of guests decreased by 80.3% and overnight stays declined by 84.2%. In April 2021, by type of accommodation, the outcome concerning overnight stays, in year-on-year terms, was as follows: • Hotels and similar: +678.8% (i.e. 73.4% of total overnight stays); • Local accommodation establishments: +219.7% (19.7% of the total); • Rural/lodging tourism: +785.0% (6.9% of the total). Overnight stays Guests 10 3 Year-on-year change 10 3 Year-on-year change Total 946.8 510.8% 460.0 762.6% Residents 668.1 517.0% 371.8 738.8% Non-residents 278.7 496.5% 88.2 757.7% Overnight stays and Guests in April 2021 In April 2021, 47.6% of tourist accommodation establishments were closed or had no movement of guests (60.4% in the previous month). 1 Main inbound markets in 2020. Overnight stays in tourist accommodation establishments by country of residence 1 – April 2021 Overnight stays in tourist accommodation establishments, by region NUTS II – April 2021 0 50,000 100,000 150,000 200,000 RA Madeira RA Açores Algarve Alentejo AM Lisboa Centro Norte Non-residents Residents 2067% 1525% 1295% 768% 748% 678% 656% 647% 539% 529% 480% 419% 389% 290% 189% 187% 144% 0% 500% 1000% 1500% 2000% 2500% Poland Switzerland Germany France Denmark Belgium Ireland Russia Spain USA UK Sweden Netherlands Canada Italy China Brazil