In the 2nd quarter of 2022, residents in Portugal made 5.5 million trips, i.e., an increase of 52.2% (-1.7% compared to the 2nd quarter of 2019. Domestic trips corresponded to 85.9% of the total trips (4.7 million) increasing by 34.9% (-0.9% when compared with the 2nd quarter of 2019). Trips abroad increased by 592.8%, yet remaining 6.5% below the 2019 levels, amounting to 774.2 thousand trips.

“Leisure, recreation, or holidays” was the main reason for travelling in the 2nd quarter of 2022 (2.6 million trips, +49.9%; -3.7% compared to the 2nd quarter of 2019), despite the loss of representativeness (47.6% of the total, -0.7 p.p. vis-à-vis the 2nd quarter of 2021). The “visit to relatives or friends” followed, as a reason to travel, and corresponded to 2.1 million trips (38.0% of the total, -2.0 p.p.), growing by 44.4% (-1.0% compared to the 2nd quarter of 2019).

“Hotels and similar” accounted for 31.7% of overnight stays spent on tourism trips in the 2nd quarter of 2022, growing in representativeness (+15.2 p.p.), going back to pre-pandemic levels (+0.2 p.p. vis-à-vis the 2nd quarter of 2019). “Free private accommodation” remained the main accommodation option (62.1% of overnight stays, -14.8 p.p.).

When organising travels, the internet was used in 26.9% of cases (+12.7 p.p.), having been an option in 71.9% of trips abroad (+18.4 p.p.) and 19.5% of domestic trips (+6.6 p.p.).