Statistics from the tourism sector reveal that in the first nine months of the year, tourist accommodation establishments recorded 25.3 million guests (+3%) and 65 million overnight stays (+2.2%).
By September, resident overnight stays increased by 5.8%, amounting to 19.9 million, while non-resident stays grew by 0.7%, totaling 45.2 million.
In the third quarter, total revenue from tourist accommodation reached 2.7 billion euros, with lodging revenue totaling 2.2 billion, reflecting increases of 7.4% and 6.9% compared to the same period in 2024.
From July to September, the tourist accommodation sector registered 10.5 million guests and 28.6 million overnight stays, corresponding to increases of 2.2% and 2%, respectively.
External markets were dominant, accounting for 67.8% of the total, although with a lower share, the lowest since the third quarter of 2022, with 19.4 million overnight stays (+0.3%), emphasized INE.
Resident overnight stays increased by 5.5% to 9.2 million during the period under review.
The dependence on external markets in terms of overnight stays was greater in Greater Lisbon (83.2% of the total), followed by Madeira (79.5%) and the Azores (76.6%).
Conversely, less dependence on external markets was observed in Alentejo and the Center (30.7% and 36.1%, respectively).
The Algarve was the region with the most overnight stays between July and September (29.8% of the total), followed by Greater Lisbon (20.6% of the total) and the North (17.5%).
In the third quarter, both resident and non-resident overnight stays occurred mainly in the Algarve (27.8% and 30.7% of the total, respectively).
