tourism numbers do not stop growing. According to the Government, in the words of Ana Mendes Godinho, Secretary of State of tourism, "Numbers registered in 2018 show that the evolution of tourism is consistent, increasingly sustainable activity over the year and the territory, with reduced seasonality. The record amount of revenue and the tourism balance shows that the diversification of products and markets has obvious results, achieving a growth of tourism revenue 45% since 2015 ".
Concerned the fact that, no ano passado, having obtained a record amount of tourist revenue: 16,6 mil milhões de euros. Value that, according to Secretary of State for Tourism, shows "a structural change in tourism, with great value growth, extension of tourism throughout the year, throughout the territory and market diversification ".
Feitas as contas, in just three years (desde 2016) tourist revenues increased 45%, with the tourism balance to grow 52%. This means that it went from a daily spending (by foreign tourists) de 31 milhões de euros, em 2015, para 46 milhões de euros. where "the main revenue growth occurred in the markets: Austrália (+22,6%), Finlândia (+22,3%), Canadá (+20,3%), EUA (+19,1%), China (+18,3%), Rússia (+15,8%), Suécia (+14,4%) e Brasil (+10,8%)”.
It should be noted that the tourism growth is to be done "sustainably", does this mean, "The months that registered major increases in revenue were in March (+20,3%), may (+19,5%), Fevereiro (+16,1%) and January (+14,9%)”. What caused the seasonally adjusted index recorded last year was "the lowest ever" – 36%, quando em 2015 the rate was 39%.
