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Every year there are hundreds and thousands ds of British visiting Portugal and this year this is outnumbering the foreign tourists in Portugal. We have the official data from National statistical Institute (INE) about month of June 2024 about the foreign markets visiting Portugal.

British Tourists leading the tourism in Portugal

British ranked at highest number of growth 5.5% and capturing market share of whopping 20.8% in the tourist market in Portugal. Americans growth was 5.5% with market share of 13.7%. Germans are not far behind; they are showing growth of 10.6% with but with a slight decrease of market share of -0.4% in tourist’s market share.

Setubal becoming the hot spot for British tourists

According to INE, exceptional increase of 9.1% in Setubal region is recorded among any other area. Azores has an increase of 7.2%, Madeira at 3.3% and Algarve has a slight increase of 3.7%.

Record Growth from the British

As of 2024’s second quarter, “overnight stays increased by 2.8% (+7.4% in the first quarter), due to non-residents (+4.2%; +8.7% in the first quarter), with residents’ overnight stays decreasing by 0.8% (+4.7% in the first quarter)”, according to the INE.

Additionally, “overnight stays have jumped up by 4.5% in the first half of the financial year, with residents’ overnight stays increased by 1.4% and non-residents’ overnight stays rising by 5.8%.”