In July, the room occupancy rate in the Algarve was 87.4 percent, 4.0 percentage points higher than in the same month of 2019 (+4.9 percent).

The latest data from the Association of Hotels and Tourist Enterprises of the Algarve (AHETA) indicates that, compared to the same month of 2019, increases were recorded in all areas of the Algarve, with the largest being in Vilamoura / Quarteira / Quinta do Lago (+8.9pp, +10.8 percent), Monte Gordo / VRSA (+8.4pp, +11.6 percent) and Tavira (+8.3pp, +10.3 percent). Albufeira, the largest tourist area in the region, recorded an increase of 1.6pp (+1.9 percent).

The areas of Faro / Olhão, with 92.3 percent, and Vilamoura / Quarteira / Quinta do Lago, 90.7 percent, were the ones with the highest occupancy rates, while the lowest occurred in the areas of Monte Gordo / VRSA, with 81.1 percent and Tavira with 88.3 percent.

Who is coming to the Algarve?

When compared to July 2019, the markets that registered the biggest increases were the national (+3.6pp, +16.3 percent) and the Irish (+1.1pp, +17.8 percent), while the biggest decreases accentuated were those of Germany (2.4pp, 40.0 percent) and the United Kingdom (0.9pp, 3.9 percent).

In July this year, the largest share of overnight stays, according to AHETA, went to Portuguese tourists with 32.4 percent, followed by the British (26.4 percent), Irish (9.0 percent) and Spanish (4.9 percent).

During the month, the average stay per person was 4.4 nights, 0.6 less than in the same period of 2019. The Irish, with 5.7 nights, registered the longest stays, followed by the Belgians (5.5), Dutch (5.3) and British, with 5.2 nights.

The average stay of Portuguese tourists was 4.1 nights, 0.3 nights lower than in 2019.

Golf bookings

With regard to golf, the latest data from AHETA is from April 2022, in which the average number of rounds per course (18 holes) was 3,825, 4.0 percent higher than that recorded in the same month of 2019 and 322 percent above 2021 levels.

Faro airport

AHETA estimates that the movement of passengers at Faro airport, in July, was 1.1 million, which corresponds to a decrease of 6 percent compared to the same month of 2019.

In accumulated values, since the beginning of the year, passenger movement has fallen by 11 percent compared to the same period in 2019, which corresponds to 577,000 fewer passengers. This decrease can in part be explained due to cancelled flights, strike and delays during the month of July that affected airports globally.

In June, the United Kingdom, with 49 percent of passengers handled, was the origin/destination of most passengers, followed by Ireland (11 percent), Germany (10 percent) and France (8 percent).