Tourism in Portugal maintains its growth trajectory in the number of guests and overnight stays even after the summer months. In October, the Canadian market stood out with the biggest annual increase (+15%) among the ten main tourist-sending markets, and, simultaneously, resident overnight stays reversed the downward trend recorded in September, rising 1.2%, to a total of 1.9 million.
The quick estimate of tourist activity for October, published by the National Statistics Institute (INE), indicates that the accommodation sector registered 3 million guests and 7.6 million overnight stays that month, an increase of 3.8% and 2.5%, respectively, compared to a year ago.
Comparing data from October with September, there is a reversal of the…
