TOURISM BOOMS IN NORTHERN PORTUGAL

Tourism in Portugal booms

In 2017, Portugal broke records in terms of tourist numbers and revenue. It welcomed more than 23 million tourists and 50 million passengers in its airports. While the share of revenue directly linked to tourism in GDP reached 7.1 %.

Growth on the rise in 2018

Portugal's National Statistics Institute (INE) has just announced. In 2018, Portugal's northern region experienced growth in tourism that was double the national average.

The benefits linked to tourism in Portugal would have been between 12 and 12.5% if we take into account overnight stays in particular, whereas at national level these same figures were between 6% and 6.5%. This can be explained, in particular, by the fact that the region was more unknown until now. External markets accounted for 71% in 2018, compared with 56.1% for non-residents over the same period.