Lisbon, March 31, 2026 (Lusa) - According to data released on Tuesday by Statistics Portugal (INE), tourist accommodation revenue in Portugal totalled €299.4 million in February, up 4.3% year on year.

The latest rapid statistics for the tourism sector show that accommodation providers hosted 1.8 million guests (+08%) and recorded 4.2 million overnight stays (+1.3%), generating total revenues of €299.4 million and room revenues of €216.7 million, reflecting a growth of 4.3% and 4.0%, respectively.

The rise in overnight stays resulted in positive contributions from residents, whose overnight stays rose by 3.2% (+4.2% in January) to 1.4 million, and from non-residents, whose overnight stays increased by 0.4% (+0.8% in January), totalling 2.8 million.

The INE also highlighted that, among the main tourist markets, Brazil recorded the highest growth, at 29.6%, while the largest decline was recorded in the French market (-16.7%).

Additionally, the revenue per available room (RevPAR) stood at €39.70 (+0.2%), and the average daily rate (ADR) reached €89.60 (+2.5%).

February’s performance might have been influenced by the shifting calendar, specifically the timing of the Carnival holidays, and by the impact of intense, unusual weather in January and February, INE said.

The largest increases in overnight stays were recorded in the Alentejo (+4.2%) and the North (+3.4%) in February, whilst the Azores and the Central region experienced declines of 3.4% and 1.9%, respectively.

Furthermore, the 90 municipalities affected by the weather in January and February accounted for 10.1% of overnight stays in tourist accommodation establishments in February 2026 (-0.3 percentage points compared to the same period in 2025).

Data for the first two months of the year also revealed that total revenue was €575.9 million between January and February, representing a 4.9% increase over the same period in 2025, and that overnight stays rose by 1.6% to 8.0 million.

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