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Trips abroad recorded the highest value since the beginning of the pandemic, but still below 2019 levels
Tourism Demand of Residents
Trips abroad recorded the highest value since the beginning of the pandemic, but still below 2019 levels - 2nd Quarter 2022
27 October 2022

Summary

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.).


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