According to the statistical authority (INE), which published data on tourist activity, “in the first half of 2023, overnight stays grew by 18.8% (+7.7% in residents and +24.2% in non-residents), which corresponded to increases of 31.8% in total revenue and 34.0% in revenue from accommodation (+38.3% and +41.7%, respectively, compared to the same period of 2019)”.

Compared with the same period in 2019, overnight stays increased by 11% (+11.6% in residents and +10.7% in non-residents), which is the first time, since the beginning of the pandemic, that the number of overnight stays (total and non-residents) in the first half surpassed 2019 levels.

Considering most types of accommodation (tourist accommodation establishments, camping and holiday camps and youth hostels), there were 14.5 million guests and 36.7 million overnight stays in the first half of 2023, corresponding to growth of 20.9% and 18.7%, respectively.

In regional terms, only the Algarve recorded decreases, both in overnight stays from residents (-3.1%) and from non residents (-0.3%).

In an analysis of the month of June, the tourist accommodation sector registered 2.9 million guests (+7.1%) and 7.4 million overnight stays (+3.7%), corresponding to 622.1 million euros in total income (+14.0%) and 480.6 million euros in income from accommodation (+15.5%).

Compared with June 2019, there were increases of 33.5% in total revenue and 35.5% in revenue from accommodation.

The average yield per available room (RevPAR) stood at 78.1 euros and the average yield per occupied room (ADR) reached 123.1 euros (+11.6% and +11.7%, respectively).

Compared to June 2019, there were increases of 25.8% and 26.1%, in the same order.

In June, among the municipalities with the highest representation in total overnight stays, Albufeira continued to fall short of the levels recorded in 2019 (-10.2% in total; -26.6% in residents and -5.2% in non-residents).

Vila Nova de Gaia and Porto stood out, with growth of 30.6% and 25.1%, respectively, compared to 2019.