In the 1st quarter of 2022, residents in Portugal made 4.7 million trips, an increase of 195.6% (+0.3% compared to the 1st quarter of 2019; +96.1% in the 4th quarter of 2021). Domestic trips corresponded to 90.5% of the total trips (4.2 million) increasing by 175,8% (+3.6% when compared with the 1st quarter of 2019). Trips abroad increased by 846.9%, yet remaining 23.0% below 2019 levels, amounting to 443.4 thousand trips, corresponding to 9.5% of the total (8.7% in the 4th quarter of 2021). These variations are due to the strong restrictions on travel in the pandemic context in 1st quarter of 2021, when trips had decreased by 55.3% on national territory and 89.5% abroad.
"Visiting family or friends" was the main reason for travelling in the 1st quarter of 2022 (2.2 million trips, +187.7%; +4.4% compared to the 1st quarter of 2019), despite the loss of representativeness (46.1% of the total, -1.3 p.p. compared to the 1st quarter of 2021). "Leisure, recreation, or holidays" as a reason to travel corresponded to 1.8 million trips (39.2% of the total, +13.0 p.p.), growing by 342.2% (+3.0% compared to the 1st quarter of 2019).
"Hotels and similar establishments" accounted for 21.9% of overnight stays resulting from tourism trips in the 1st quarter of 2022, growing in representativeness (+16.3 p.p.). The "free private accommodation" remained the main accommodation option (71.0% of overnight stays, -17.6 p.p.).
When organising travels, the internet was used in 20.4% of cases (+15.6 p.p.), having been an option in 67.5% of trips abroad (+29.5 p.p.) and 15.4% of domestic trips (+11.7 p.p.).