The month saw 984,600 guests (up 14% on the year) staying a total of 2.4 million nights.

Overnight stays by Portuguese nationals were up 2.4% on the year while those by foreigners were up 17.6%.

Hotels accounted for just under 72% of all overnight stays; their total was up 15% on the year, while those at pousadas - units in a formerly state-owned network, many of them in castles or former monasteries - were up 27%.

The average number of nights stayed by guests was 2.43, down 1.2%, but the occupancy rate for beds was up 2.7 percentage points at 28.8%.

Revenue from sales of lodging and related services in January were up 18% on the year to €123 million.