Flash Estimate - In September 2023, the tourist accommodation sector in the Autonomous Region of Madeira recorded a year-on-year growth of 9.4% in overnight stays

According to the preliminary data for the tourist accommodation sector in the Region, in the month of September 2023, there were an estimated 192.6 thousand guests who generated 1,040.9 thousand overnight stays, showing year-on-year changes of +14.1% and +9.4%, respectively. Compared to September 2019, there were increases of 49.2% and 33.8% in the same order, respectively. It's worth noting that for the first time, September exceeded the 1 million overnight stays threshold, a milestone previously achieved in July and August.

From January to September 2023, overnight stays reached 8.4 million, an increase of +15.3% compared to the same period of the previous year.

For the sake of comparability with the data published by Statistics Portugal (INE), it is necessary to exclude local accommodation with fewer than 10 beds. Under this criterion, overnight stays in tourist accommodation in September 2023 showed a year-on-year increase of 4.7%, a change lower than the national level (+6.7%).

In the Region, overnight stays by residents of Portugal experienced a 3.7% decline compared to the same month last year, totalling 177.9 thousand (17.1% of the total), while those by residents from abroad increased by 12.5%, reaching 863.0 thousand. It should be noted that, compared to September 2019, the change in overnight stays by residents of Portugal was +54.4%, while it was +30.2% for those generated by residents from abroad. In September 2023, the number of guests from the country was 43.7 thousand, and from abroad, 148.9 thousand.

In the country, in September 2023, the domestic market contributed 2.3 million overnight stays, declining by 3.3% year-on-year. The foreign markets predominated (accounting for 72.0%) and totalled 5.9 million overnight stays, growing by 11.3%. By region, Norte recorded the highest growth (+13.5%), while the Algarve had the lowest increase (+2.2%).

The initial estimated data for the reference month in the Region show that foreign resident emitting markets represented 82.9% of the total overnight stays. Among these, the UK market recorded the most overnight stays in September 2023, with around 211.9 thousand (-3.3% compared to the same month last year), followed by Germany with 209.4 thousand (+10.3%), and France with 70.8 thousand (+8.3%).

In September 2023, 7.8% of tourist accommodation establishments were either closed or did not record guest movement.

More detailed results for September 2023 will be published on November 14, 2023.

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