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Portugal’s touristic influx has led foreign nationals into the country, particularly from European nations. International tourists visiting Portugal, in 2024, mostly originated from the United Kingdom, numbering almost *** million. In second place, Spain registered over **** million visitors to Portugal, while the United States recorded more than **** million travelers. 

There were regional preferences for international tourists

Portugal presented regional differences when it came to the countries of origin of international visitors. In the Algarve, the country’s third most visited region by foreigners, British, German, and Irish nationals were the biggest groups of foreign tourists. The United Kingdom was accountable for over *** million visitors in the region during 2024. In the autonomous region of Madeira, German travelers dominated, with *** ³Ù³ó´Ç³Ü²õ²¹²Ô»åÌýovernight visitors. British, French, and Polish nationals followed in the archipelago. 

The travel and tourism sector showed signs of revival after the coronavirus pandemic

Overnight stays by international tourists in Portugal were numbered at **** million in 2022, which represented a large recovery after the years of impaired tourism due to the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19). This number surpassed pre-pandemic values in 2024. However, the inbound expenditure of foreign tourists was, in 2022, the highest ever. In Portugal, non-national visitors spent over ** million euros during that year, which meant a ** percent increase compared to 2019.