SYNTHESIS INE@COVID-19, 07 may-2021

May . 07 . 2021 SYNTH SIS IN @ COVID-19 www.ine.pt page 11/15 Communication Unit | tel: +351 21 842 61 10 | sci@ine.pt Tourism activity with a very declining year-on-year rate of change but less so In March 2021, the tourist accommodation sector recorded 283.7 thousand guests and 636.1 thousand overnight stays, corresponding to year-on-year rates of change of -59.0% and -66.5%, respectively (-87.1% and -87.8% in February, in the same order). The number of overnight stays spent by residents decreased by 20.2% (-74.9% in February) and those spent by non-residents declined by 86.2% (-94.5% in February). It is worth noting that the year-on-year rates of change concerning March relate to the first month of 2020 in which the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has already been significant. By type of accommodation, the outcome regarding overnight stays in March 2021, in year-on-year terms, was as follows: • Hotels and similar: -71.0% (representing 71.3% of the total overnight stays); • Local accommodation establishments: -49.9% (23.3% of the total); • Rural/lodging tourism: -9.6% (5.4% of the total). Overnight stays Guests 10 3 Year-on-year change 10 3 Year-on-year change Total 636.1 -66.5% 283.7 -59.0% Residents 452.1 -20.2% 233.8 -21.7% Non-residents 184.0 -86.2% 49.9 -87.3% Overnight stays and Guests in March 2021 In March 2021, 58.5% of tourist accommodation establishments were closed or did not record any guests (63.9% in the previous month). 1 Main inbound markets in 2020. Overnight stays in tourist accommodation establishments by country of residence 1 – March 2021 Overnight stays in tourist accommodation establishments, by region NUTS II – March 2021 In the 1 st quarter of 2021, there was a year-on-year decrease of 80.0% in total overnight stays, resulting from rates of change of -59.3% in residents and -90.0% in non-residents. -98.3% -93.4% -93.4% -92.5% -92.4% -92.0% -91.9% -91.2% -90.7% -89.5% -87.3% -85.4% -83.8% -83.1% -73.1% -53.5% -37.9% Canada UK Netherlands China Sweden Russia Denmark USA Germany Ireland Belgium Brazil Switzerland France Spain Italy Poland 0 50,000 100,000 150,000 RA Madeira RA Açores Algarve Alentejo AM Lisboa Centro Norte Non-residents Residents More information available at: Tourism activity, flash estimate – March 2021 (30 April 2021)