SYNTHESIS INE@COVID-19, 7 Oct-2021

October . 07 . 2021 SYNTH SIS IN @ COVID-19 www.ine.pt page 8/11 Communication Unit | tel: +351 21 842 61 10 | sci@ine.pt Overnight stays of residents reach historical maximum in August In August 2021, the tourist accommodation sector recorded 2.5 million guests and 7.5 million overnight stays. These results represent: • For August 2020, increases of 35.6% for guests and 47.6% for overnight stays; • Compared to August 2019, reductions of 23.6% for guests and 22.1% for overnight stays. In August 2021: • The domestic market contributed with 4.2million overnight stays, the highest monthly figure since registration, which corresponds to an increase of 24.2% compared to August 2020; • Foreign markets grew by 94.5% compared to the same month of the previous year and totalled 3.3 million overnight stays. Compared to August 2019, there was a 22.6% increase in nights spent by residents and a decrease of 46.9% in non-residents’ overnight stays. Overnight stays in tourist accommodation establishments per month Accumulated values Overnight stays in August 2021 - year-on-year rates of change In August, the distribution of overnight stays by type of accommodation was 81.0% in Hotels and similar establishments, 13.1% in Local accommodation and 6.0% in Rural/lodging tourism. In August, 16.5% of tourist accommodation establishments were closed or had no guests (20.4% in July). 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 10 6 Overnight stays 2019 2020 2021 Type of accommodation Rate of change compared to August 2020 Rate of change compared to August 2019 Hotels and similar 49.7% -22.2% Local accommodation 47.9% -31.1% Rural/lodging tourism 23.2% 11.6%