Since the beginning of the pandemic, May 2021 was the third month with the highest number of overnight stays by Brits in tourist accommodation establishments in Portugal (200 mil dormidas), just surpassed by the months of August (217,7 mil dormidas) and September (343,0 mil dormidas) de 2020, coinciding with the opening of the air corridor between the two countries.
This information is highlighted by INE in the data it revealed this Thursday, in which it analyzes the impact of the temporary inclusion of Portugal by the United Kingdom in the list of countries where visitors would not have to be subject to mandatory quarantine on return.
It should be noted that the British government announced, a 17 de Maio deste ano, that Portugal became part of the green list of countries, which meant that anyone entering England from Portugal would not have to be quarantined.
The inclusion of Portugal in the green list of countries, According to the INE, will have contributed to the evolution that this market presented in May, also associated with the holding of important sporting events this month in Portugal.
Comparing with April 2021, the British market was the one with the greatest absolute growth in the number of overnight stays (increase of 179,8 mil dormidas), que representaram 34,1% of the increase in overnight stays from non residents verified between April and May.
INE also says that this behavior of the British market was reflected in the evolution of the representativeness of this market. Em Abril, overnight stays from UK residents represented 7,4% of the total number of nights spent by non-residents, the same relative weight as the French market and less than the Spanish markets (share of 13,2%) and German (13,0% do total).
already in May, the British market represented 25% of the total number of nights spent by non-residents, following the Spanish market (share of 14,3%), alemão (10,8%) and French (9,0%).
