In 2023 as a whole, the number of trips made by residents grew by 4.6% and totalled 23.7 million. Domestic trips increased by 2.4% and trips abroad grew by 21.5%, reaching an all-time high. Free private accommodation became more relevant and remained the main means of accommodation used (61.3%, +0.2 p.p. compared to 2022). The average duration of trips was 4.08 nights (4.18 nights in 2022).

Spain (41.6%; +3.2 p.p.), France (10.1%, -0.7 p.p.) and Italy (6.9%, +0.2 p.p.) remained the main destination countries for residents travelling abroad.

In the 4th quarter of 2023, residents in Portugal made 5.1 million trips, which corresponded to a growth of 2.9% (+0.7% in the 3rd quarter of 2023). Domestic trips accounted for 86.7% of all trips (4.5 million), i.e., an increase of 1.5%. Trips abroad grew by 12.9% (+30.3% in the 3rd quarter of 2023), totalling 683,600 trips, which corresponded to 13.3% of the total.