Madeira: external markets are recovering

The tourist accommodation sector in the Madeira region, according to the Regional Directorate of Statistics of Madeira (DREM), registered -34,4% no primeiro semestre de 2021, do que em igual período de 2020, totalizando 965,6 mil dormidas.

Na Madeira, the main external markets registered a strong recovery in terms of overnight stays compared to May, pointing a rise of 52,9%.

The market from the United Kingdom accounted for 44 mil, of Germany 35 thousand and france 25,3 mil.

Em Junho, 42% of tourist accommodation establishments will have been closed or there was no movement of guests. The hotel industry accounted for, in the reference month, 71,6% of establishments with guest movement, according to DREM.

overnight stays at the tourist accommodation, in the first six months, present a break of 40,8%, a more penalizing variation than that seen at national level (-21,3%), announced the regional body, referring to for comparison purposes with the data released by INE [Instituto Nacional de Estadística] it is necessary to exclude local accommodation with less than 10 camas.