Portugal news - Tourism in Portugal reaches historical highs in 2024. Here are Portugal’s main inbound tourism markets in 2024:
Tourism figures for Portugal in 2024 show an upward trend with tourist accommodation establishments reflecting annual increases of 5.2% to reach 31.6 million guests, while overnight stays reflect annual increases of 4.0% to reach 80.3 million overnight stays, according to INE.
When considering Portugal’s tourism sector showing separately figures for the inbound and domestic markets for 2024, we see that 70.3% of total overnight stays in 2024 were by non-residents, totaling 56.4 million. Tourism trends for inbound tourism in Portugal show a growth rate of 4.8% in 2024.
Tourism from Portugal’s domestic market registered a growth rate of +2.4% in 2024, with 23.9 million overnight stays.
What are Portugal’s main inbound tourism markets in 2024?
Here is the list of Portugal’s main inbound tourism markets in 2024:
1 - The United Kingdom
Portugal’s leading inbound tourism market in 2024 is the UK, accounting for 18.1% of non-resident overnight stays with an increase of +2.7%.
2 – Germany
Portugal’s second main inbound tourism market in 2024 is Germany that represents 11.3% of the total.
3 – Spain
Portugal’s third main inbound tourism market in 2024 is Spain with a share of 9.7%.
4 – United States
Portugal’s fourth main inbound tourism market in 2024 is the US with North America registering a share of 9.2%. Among Portugal’s Top 10 inbound markets in 2024, the second largest growth in inbound tourism figures is from the United States with an increase of +12.1%.
5 – Canada
Portugal’s fifth main inbound tourism market in 2024 is Canada. Among Portugal’s Top 10 inbound markets in 2024, Canada represents the inbound tourism market with the highest growth in inbound tourism figures with an increase of +17.1%.
6 – France
Portugal’s sixth main inbound tourism market in 2024 is France with a share of 8.0%.