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Almost 25 million guests, over 66 million overnight stays and €3 billion in overnight income: 2018 was a record-breaking year for tourism in Portugal.

The German real estate investment company Patrizia has available between 300 and 500 million euros to invest in Portugal and Spain already next year.

It’s been an interesting year for the Algarve’s tourism market. Despite a drop in overall tourist numbers, the region registered record occupancy rates earlier this year (read more here).

The Portuguese government has recently announced its plan to revise the national Foreigners and Borders Service (SEF) to change the way that public services deal with immigration. 

Portuguese exports increased by 5.1%, totalling €57.8 billion, and imports grew by 8.1%, to €75.36 billion in 2018, according to Statistics Portugal (INE).