Tourists in Portugal drop 73.7% in 2020

Portugal received 6.5 million non-resident tourists in 2020, an “unprecedented” drop of 73.7 percent compared to the previous year (after an increase of 7.9 percent in 2019)

By TPN/Lusa, in News, Tourism, Business · 10 Jul 2021, 08:00 · 3 Comments

According to INE's "Tourism 2020 Statistics", Spain continued to be the main source market for international tourists, with a share of 28.5 percent, having registered a decrease of 70.5 percent in 2020.

Considering main tourist accommodation (hotels, tourism in rural areas/housing, local accommodation, camping and holiday camps and hostels), in 2020 there were 11.7 million guests and 30.3 million overnight stays, representing decreases of 60.4 percent and 61.1 percent, respectively (after increases of 7.4 percent and 4.3 percent, in the same order, in 2019).

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Comments

Winter away from the harm that cold weather does would be great, COVID does not worry us either, we are on the contrary scared about the fact we may not be able to get away from the cold. That is far worse. And it's all because of the restrictions and those horrifying mandatory tests.

By Kari Lehto from Other on 10 Jul 2021, 13:24

When it will be ready?

By Ravi Kadel Khatri from Other on 11 Jul 2021, 10:19

Please, please lobby the Portuguese government to obtaining a bilateral agreement with the UK to allow us to visit Portugal for more than the current 90 days. We motorhomers love to spend the winter n Portugal but we'd love to be able to stay longer.inmonths in i

By Mervyn Sims from UK on 11 Jul 2021, 11:26