It was the second consecutive month of decline in the domestic market, after, in June, overnight stays by Portuguese tourists fell by almost 7%.

In total, the tourist accommodation sector registered 3.2 million guests and 8.8 million overnight stays last month, increases of, respectively, 4.1% and 1.3%. Compared to the pre-Covid period, the number of guests is 10.7% higher and the number of overnight stays is 6.7% higher than in the same month of 2019.