The tourist accommodation sector in Portugal registers shows 18,000 visits from Ireland in January, up 8.9pc on 2025 and up 88.3pc on pre-pandemic.
There were 564,400 visits from Ireland in 2025 up 2pc on 2024 and 36..2pc on pre pandemic. the number in December was 15,290, up 15.pc on December 2024 and 55pc on pre-pandemic.
According to the latest data from the National Statistics Institute, the tourist accommodation sector hosted1.7m guests in January 2026 with a rise of 3.8pc.
Overnight stays reached 3.7m in January 2026 with an increase of 5.6pc. Canada showed the highest year-on-year growth in overnight stays at 12.5pc among main source markets.
Preliminary travel and tourism exports grew by 3.0pc to €1,596.34m in January 2026 according to Banco de Portugal.
Portugal hosted the 2025 conference of the Irish Travel Agents Association in Alcobaça. See gallery here and video here.
