Portugal is on course for a strong year of international tourism, with visitor spend contributing record levels to the country’s national economy.
That is according to latest research by the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), which expects inbound tourism to generate around €62.7bn to the country’s economy – roughly 21.5% of Portugal’s GDP.
That figure would be up from €60.6bn last year and would be nearly 40% higher than pre-Covid 2019 levels.
The tourism sector is expected to support 1.2 million jobs across the country; that is close to one in four jobs in Portugal, 200,000 more than at its previous high.
International visitor spending is projected to grow to €33.1bn, while domestic spending is forecast to reach €22.9bn, growing by 24.2% and 59.5% on 2019 levels, respectively, reflecting continued strength in both inbound and local demand.
