In 2024 as a whole, the number of trips taken by residents decreased by 3.2.% and totalled 22.9 million. Domestic trips fell by 4.7%, reflecting the significant decreases of the first two quarters of the year, though trips abroad grew by 6.2%, reaching a historic high. Free private accommodation remained the main chosen means of accommodation, despite losing expression (59.4%, -1.9 p.p. compared to 2023). The average duration of trips was 4.07 nights (4.08 nights in 2023).

Spain (40.6%; -1.1 p.p.), France (9.5%, -0.6 p.p.), and Italy (6.2%, -0.7 p.p.), despite losing representativeness, remained the main destination countries for residents travelling abroad.

In the 4^th quarter of 2024, residents in Portugal took 5.3 million trips, corresponding to a 3.1% growth (+2.6% in the 3^rd quarter of 2024). Domestic trips accounted for 86.2% of all trips (4.6 million), increasing by 2.5%. Trips abroad grew by 7.0% (+9.8% in the 3^rd quarter of 2024), totalling 731,5 thousand, the equivalent of 13.8% of the total.