Portugal hosted 22,278 visitors from Ireland in November 2025, up 1.6pc on 2024. Rolling annual was 562,436 up slightly 0.6pc on the twelve months to November 2024,
In November 2025 Portugal recorded 2.2m guests and 5.1m overnight stays in tourist accommodations with growth of 0.8pc in guests and 1.0pc in stays. Revenue totalled €393.5m. The year 2025 is expected to deliver record revenues near €30bn with arrivals estimated at 33m tourists and tourism contributing approximately 12pc to Portugal’s GDP.
November 2025 generated €393.5m in total revenue, as reported by Statistics Portugal INE. Despite the seasonal dip in November, 2025 is considered a “historic year” for Portuguese tourism, with annual revenues expected to reach nearly €30 billion, a 6% increase over 2024.
Total arrivals for the full year 2025 are estimated to reach 33m tourists.Economic Impact: Tourism and travel-related activities accounted for approximately 12pc of Portugal’s GDP in 2025.
Portugal tourism sdhared in a written statement “2025 is considered a historic year for Portuguese tourism with annual revenues expected to reach nearly €30bn a 6pc increase over 2024.”
Portugal recently hosted the annual conference of the Irish Travel Agents Association in Alcobaça. See gallery here and video here.
