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Domestic travel was responsible for the highest number of visitors in Madeira in 2024. Overall, almost ** Portuguese tourists visited the archipelago. Madeira is an autonomous region of Portugal made up of two islands: Madeira and Porto Santo. The top source market for international visitors in the region that year was Germany, which accounted for approximately ** ³Ù´Ç³Ü°ù¾±²õ³Ù²õ.Ìý

Madeira was the fourth most visited Portuguese region in 2024, welcoming about *** million overnight foreign tourists. For their trips, tourists could choose different type of hotels: from budget-friendly to luxury options. And the region captivated its visitors: in 2023, the archipelago registered the highest average length of stay in the entire country.

Tourist arrivals in Portugal and Madeira

Portugal reported **** million international tourist arrivals in 2024. Apart from attracting millions of European tourists annually, the country is also a popular destination for Brazilians and U.S. Americans. In 2023, these two countries ranked among the top ten origins among visitors in Portugal.

How do Portuguese travelers prefer to travel?

Spain has been the favorite international travel destination among Portuguese nationals for years. In 2023, more than *** million overnight trips were made by tourists from Portugal in the neighboring country. Leisure was the main driver for such trips, as suggested by the distribution of travel reasons for outbound trips from Portugal: while more than *** million of these journeys were carried out for recreation or personal motives, less than ** involved business purposes.