Summary
The number of overnight stays spent in tourism accommodation activity establishments stood at 1.6 million in January 2013, increasing 1.1% when compared with the same month of the previous year. This growth resulted from overnight stays spent by non residents, which increased 5.2% (+7.4% in the previous month), since there was a year-on-year change rate of -6.2% in overnight stays by residents (-5.4% in the previous month).
The Dutch, British and French inbound markets recorded quite significant year-on-year increases (+17.8%, +15.4% and +13.9% respectively). On the contrary, the Spanish, Italian and Irish markets presented a declining trend.
The revenue from the activity accounted for decreases when compared with January 2012 (-1.7% in total revenue and -0.2% in revenue from the accommodation).