SYNTHESIS INE@COVID-19, 19 Oct-2021

October . 19 . 2021 SYNTH SIS IN @ COVID-19 www.ine.pt page 5/10 Communication Unit | tel: +351 21 842 61 10 | sci@ine.pt The number of overnight stays of residents increased nationwide; the highest monthly value since records are taken was registered Guests and overnight stays In August 2021, the tourism accommodation sector registered: • 2.5 million guests (+35.6% compared to August 2020); • 7.5 million overnight stays (+47.6% vis-à-vis August 2020). The internal market contributed 4.2 million nights, the highest monthly figure since records are taken, increasing by 24.2%. The external markets grew by 94.5% and totalled 3.3 million overnight stays. Compared to August 2019, there were: • 23.6% fewer guests; • 22.1% less overnight stays; » Overnight stays of residents: +22.6%; » Overnight stays of non-residents: -46.9%. 1 It includes three types of accommodation facilities: hotel establishments (hotels, apartment hotels, tourist apartments, tourist villages, pousadas and quintas da Madeira), local accommodation with 10 or more beds (according to the statistical threshold defined by EU Regulation 692/2011) and rural/lodging tourist. Guests in tourist establishments, Portugal Overnights stays in tourist establishments, Portugal At NUTS II level, Algarve concentrated 36.7% of the overnight stays spent in August, followed by Área Metropolitana de Lisboa (15.7%), Norte (15.2%) and Centro (12.2%). Overnight stays in tourist accommodation establishments, by NUTS II region – August 2021 0 500 , 000 1,000 , 000 1,500 , 000 2,000 , 000 2,500 , 000 3,000 , 000 3,500 , 000 4,000 , 000 August 2019 August 2020 August 2021 Total Non-residents Residents No. No. 0 2,000 , 000 4,000 , 000 6,000 , 000 8,000 , 000 10,000 , 000 12,000 , 000 August 2019 August 2020 August 2021 Total Non-residents Residents 0 500,000 1,000 , 000 1,500 , 000 2,000 , 000 RA Madeira RA Açores Algarve Alentejo AM Lisboa Centro Norte Non-residents Residents