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Tourism Outlook - 2024

Patrícia Seguro, Paulo Belchior
Instituto Nacional de Estatística, Banco de Portugal, Aeroportos de Portugal, Turismo de Portugal
14 July 2025

The tourist accommodation sector registered 1.9 million guests and 4.2 million overnight stays in December 2024. The guests increased 3.6% and the overnights rised 2.9% compared to the same month of 2023. 

Total revenue increased 9.2%, reaching 313,8 million euros, and revenue from accommodation reached 222,5 million euros, reflecting a growth of 9.3%.

In the year of 2024, overnight stays reached 80,3 million and increased by 4.0%; and guests rised 5.2% to 31,6 million guests. 

Total revenue, which achieved 6.669,2 million euros until December 2024, grew by 10.9%, and revenue from accommodation, which reached 5.128,0 million euros, grew in a positive way: +10.9%.

The tourism receipts registered 27.651,5 million euros in 2024, an increase of 8.8% (var.24/23).

According to data released by Banco de Portugal, on February 19, 2025, the markets with the highest year-on-year growth were the USA (+13.9%), the Netherlands (+13.5%), and Switzerland (+10.4%).