“Total income increased by 70.3% [year-on-year] to 608.2 million euros and revenue from accommodation reached 469.2 million euros, reflecting a growth of 74.5%. Compared to September 2019, there were increases of 21.3% and 22.5% in total revenue and accommodation, respectively”, states the National Statistics Institute (INE) in the ‘Tourism Activity’ data for September.

In the month under analysis, the tourist accommodation sector - hotels (hotels, apartment hotels, tourist apartments, tourist villages, inns, and farms in Madeira), local accommodation with 10 or more beds, and rural/housing tourism - recorded 2 .9 million guests and 7.7 million overnight stays, corresponding to year-on-year changes of +41.3% and +37.4%, respectively (+33.2% and +32.3% in August, in the same order).

Compared to September 2019, there were increases of 0.2% and 0.7%, respectively.