[NOTE: Regarding the monthly publication of Tourism data for the year 2022, the Regional Directorate of Statistics of Madeira (DREM) will keep the model followed in the previous year, releasing an aggregate comprising the hotel sector, rural tourism, and local accommodation, independently of the number of beds. In turn, in its releases, Statistics Portugal (INE) excludes local accommodation establishments under 10 beds. In this press release and in the tables published by DREM the overall total for guests and overnight stays is higher when compared to INE’s. For the bed and room occupancy rates and for revenue and personnel costs, the figures of DREM and INE are the same since the local accommodation under 10 beds is not included in the compilation of these variables.]

In May 2022

Almost 900 thousand overnight stays in the tourist accommodation establishments of the Region, with the three main markets showing a marked growth

The first estimates for May 2022 show that 86.9% of the establishments had a guest flow (98.6% of the total tourist accommodation capacity). Hotel establishments had the highest percentage of establishments which had guests (92.5%), followed by local accommodation with 86.6% and Rural tourism establishments with 85.5%.

In the month of reference, there was an estimated total of 899.9 thousand overnight stays in tourist accommodation in the Autonomous Region of Madeira, representing a very sharp increase of 317.4% compared to the same month of the previous year (215.6 thousand overnight stays in 2021). This number of overnight stays is the highest ever in month of May and the fourth all-time, only after the months of August of 2017 to 2019.

It should be noted that, excluding local accommodation under 10 beds, overnight stays from tourist accommodation increased by 340.5% compared to May 2021, a higher change than that observed in the country, which was 221.8%. Total income and income from accommodation increased at a higher proportion than overnight stays (347.3% and 380.0%, respectively). In the country, total income and income from accommodation registered, in the same order, positive changes of 264.3% and 275.1%.

Hotel establishments concentrated 78.2% of overnight stays, growing by 362.0% year-on-year. In turn, local lodging recorded an increase of 216.4%, comprising 19.5% of total overnight stays, while rural tourism only registered 2.2% of overnight stays, corresponding to an increase of 161.7%.

In the main markets, in May 2022, there were quite significant increases when compared to the same period of the previous year. The German market stood out, registering the highest growth of 675.6%, followed by the British market (+548.5%) and the French market, with an increase of 464.2%. In the domestic market overnight stays also increased compared to May 2021 (+137.7%).

Comparing the reference period with May 2019 (pre-pandemic period), the activity in tourist accommodation showed a growth of 25.7% in overnight stays, with the market of residents abroad registering an increase of 17.4%. Considering the main markets, of this segment, there were positive changes in the British (+15.9%) and German (+8.8%) markets, contrary to the French market, which showed a decrease of 8.3%. The domestic market maintained the growth trend, which has been observed in recent months (+89.4% compared to May 2019).

The average stay in tourism accommodation, in May 2022, registered an increase comparing to the same month of the previous year (4.12 nights), standing at 4.57 nights.

The bed occupancy rate in the reference month reached 68.0%, growing by 43.6 percentage points over the same month of the previous year. In turn, the room occupancy rate reached 76.9%.In May 2019 these rates were of 61.2% and 68.9%, respectively.

In May 2022, the average income per room (RevPAR) was 65.15 euros in tourist accommodation (excluding local accommodation below 10 beds), +214.3% compared to the same month of the previous year. Comparing with the values ​​of May 2019, the value of RevPAR grew by 30.4% (49.98 euros in May 2019).

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