From TPN / Lusa, in news, Companies 05-02-2021 01:00:00 0 comments
According to a quick estimate from the National Statistics Institute (INE), a total of 26 million overnight stays were recorded in tourism in 2020, the lowest since 1993.
“In 2020, a total of 10.5 million guests and 26 million overnight stays will be registered in tourist accommodation, which is an annual decrease of 61.2 percent and 63.0 percent after an increase of 7.9 percent and 4.6 percent in 2019. “, said the OTHER and added that “it is necessary to go back to 1993, when 23.6 million room nights were recorded, to find a lower number of nights”.
The domestic market proved extremely important to the sector in 2020, adding 13.6 million room nights over the year, a decrease of 35.3 percent when that market saw that market grew 6.5 percent in 2019.
The foreign markets contributed 12.3 million overnight stays, which corresponds to a decrease of 74.9 percent (after an increase of 3.8 percent in 2019).
Throughout 2020, all major markets saw declines of over 65 percent, with a focus on Irish (-89.6 percent), North American (-87.7 percent) and Chinese (-82.8 percent).
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