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Tourist trips abroad made by residents doubled compared to the 3rd quarter of 2021, but still below 2019 levels
Tourism Demand of Residents
Tourist trips abroad made by residents doubled compared to the 3rd quarter of 2021, but still below 2019 levels - 3rd Quarter 2022
27 January 2023

Summary

In the 3rd quarter of 2022, residents in Portugal made 8.2 million trips, i.e., an increase of 5.9% (-5.8% compared to the 3rd quarter of 2019). Domestic trips corresponded to 88.4% of the total trips (7.2 million), decreasing by 0.6% (-5.2% when compared to the 3rd quarter of 2019). Trips abroad increased by 109.0% but remained 10.6% below the levels recorded in 2019, amounting to 950.6 thousand trips.

“Leisure, recreation, or holidays” were the main reasons for travelling in the 3rd quarter of 2022 (5.5 million trips, +1.5%; -4.9% compared to the 3rd quarter of 2019), despite the loss of representativeness (66.9% of the total, -2.9 p.p. vis-à-vis the 3rd quarter of 2021). The “visit to relatives or friends” followed as a reason to travel, growing by 11.7% (-6.4% compared to the 3rd quarter of 2019), and corresponded to 2.2 million trips (26.4% of the total; +1.4 p.p.).

“Hotels and similar” tourism establishments accounted for 31.0% of overnight stays spent on tourism trips in the 3rd quarter of 2022, growing in representativeness (+1.7 p.p.) and surpassing pre-pandemic levels (+3.7 p.p. in comparison with the 3rd quarter of 2019). “Free private accommodation” remained as the main accommodation option (54.5% of overnight stays; -2.2 p.p.).

The internet was used in 29.9% of the bookings (+4.6 p.p.), having been an option in 66.0% (+0.7 p.p.) of trips abroad and 25.1% (+2.3 p.p.) of domestic trips. 


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