SYNTHESIS INE@COVID-19, 07 may-2021

May . 07 . 2021 SYNTH SIS IN @ COVID-19 www.ine.pt page 5/15 Communication Unit | tel: +351 21 842 61 10 | sci@ine.pt Tourism trips of residents decreased by 57.4% in the 4 th quarter and declined by 41.1% in 2020 In the 4 th quarter of 2020, residents in Portugal made 2.3 million trips, which corresponded to a decrease of 57.4% in year-on-year terms (-26.7% in the 3 rd quarter). These trips were broken down as follows: • 97.4% were domestic trips; • 2.6% had a foreign destination. There were decreases in October (42.6%), November (65.2%), and December (61.2%). Tourism trips of residents by month 980 0 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,500 3,000 3,500 4,000 4,500 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 2018 2019 2020 10 3 Trips In the 4 th quarter of 2020, the main reasons for residents to travel were: • Visiting relatives or friends : 1.2 million trips (49.7% of the total and -57.7% in comparison with the same quarter of the previous year); • Leisure, recreation or holidays : 761.5 thousand trips (32.4% of the total and -58.9% in year-on-year terms). In the 4 th quarter of 2020, there was an average of 5.22 overnight stays on trips for each resident tourist (+16.4% than in the same quarter of 2020). Tourism trips of residents by region NUTS II 1.2% 1.4% 13.1% 11.6% 17.4% 30.0% 22.5% 1.3% 1.2% 16.1% 11.4% 15.9% 32.4% 21.8% 0.0% 5.0% 10.0% 15.0% 20.0% 25.0% 30.0% 35.0% RA Madeira RA Açores Algarve Alentejo AM Lisboa Centro Norte 2020 2019 In 2020, as a whole: • Trips made by residents (14.4 million) decreased by 41.1%, (+10.8% in 2019); • Domestic travel decreased by 35.7% and travels abroad decreased by 78.1% (+9.0% and +24.7%, respectively, in 2019); • Free private accommodation became more relevant as the main means of accommodation used (69.2%, +8.0 percentage points compared to 2019); • The average number of overnight stays per tourist on the trips made increased by 23.2% (from 5.45 nights in 2019 to 6.72 nights in 2020). More information available at: Tourism demand of residents – 4 th quarter of 2020 (28 April 2021)

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