Tourist travel by residents
Increase in tourist travel by residents in the fourth quarter of 2005
- 4th Quarter 2005
28 March 2006
Summary
In the fourth quarter of 2005 Portuguese residents made a total of 2.9 million trips, 1.8% more than in the same quarter of the previous year.
Visits to relatives and friends were the main reason behind most of the trips (43.4%), followed by leisure, recreation and holidays (35.9%). Approximately half of the trips by residents (49.9%) were made in December.