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Portugal

See the latest market data for Portugal – including traveller visits and spend, length of stay, behaviours and preferences.

Introduction

Travellers from Portugal made 7.1 million outbound visits in 2022, with a total international tourism expenditure of US$5.8 billion.

In 2022, the UK welcomed 494,000 visits from Portugal. During the travellers’ visits, their total expenditure was £223 million, with an average spend of £451 per person.

Discover visitor behaviour, travel trade insights, detailed data visualisations for this market – and more. The statistics in this market report are collated from a range of sources such as the Office for National Statistics (ONS), as well as sponsored questions and our own research. For further details, see How we source this information.

Explore the inbound data in full

Use our visualisations to see data from this market in greater depth and clarity. Compare annual statistics, and filter by age group, gender, trip duration and more. It includes seasonality, trip purpose and regional spread of visitors to UK destinations. These data are based on the International Passenger Survey, conducted by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

Global context

Top-level statistics relating to the population, GDP, tourism expenditure and popular destinations for this market. For greater detail on inbound tourism flows from this market to the UK, see our data visualisations.

Measure

2022

International tourism expenditure (US$bn)

5.8

Global rank for international tourism expenditure

37

Number of outbound visits (m)

7.1

Most visited destination

Spain

Key demographic and economic data

Measure

2022

Population (m)

10.3

GDP per capita PPP (US$)

42,301

Annual average GDP growth over past decade (%)

1.6

Annual GDP growth (%)

6.7

Access to Britain from Portugal

The key routes and transport modes that connect this market with the UK.

Measure

2023

Weekly aircraft departures

581

Weekly seat capacity

106,059

Airports with direct routes in Portugal

6

Airports with direct routes in Britain

24

  • Virtually all visits from Portugal to Britain are made by air.

  • In 2023, there are 581 direct flight departures to Britain per week, with a total seat capacity of 106,059 per week.

  • Six airports in Portugal serve 24 British airports.

  • Following the COVID-19 pandemic, scheduled seat capacity on non-stop flights from Portugal to the UK exceeds 2019 levels by 10% in 2023.

  • The current rate of Air Passenger Duty for visitors departing Britain for Portugal is £13.

Further resources

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The preferences of Europeans towards tourism

The preferences of Europeans towards tourism

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How we source this information

We work with a number of data sources to provide a rich and insightful picture of our key inbound source markets. This includes, but is not limited to, data provided by Oxford Economics, the UNWTO, Apex, Anholt-Ipsos Nation Brands Index and from our own surveys and ad-hoc research. The largest share of these data comes from the International Passenger Survey (IPS) by the ONS.

Visit our About the International Passenger Survey page for more information on how this data is collected and analysed. 

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