The final of the Champions boosts tourism in Portugal

The final of the Champions boosts tourism in Portugal 

The Champions League final between Real Madrid and Atletico was one of the factors that prompted Spain as one of the engines of the hotel sector in Portugal, which recorded in the first half of 2014, an increase of 12%.

As reported by the Institute of Statistics (INE) Portuguese, Portuguese hotel sector received in the first six months of 2014, about seven million guests, up 12.1% over the same period of 2013 One of the main responsible for the increase of Spanish tourists is the final of the Champions League between Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid in Madrid, on May 25 in Lisbon.

This final, won by Real Madrid, brought tens of thousands of Spanish fans in and around the Portuguese capital, where the squares were sold out in hotels.

Thus, the overnight stays in Spain rose 22% ahead of the market in France (3.2%), United Kingdom (12.4%) and Germany (11%). In June, the hotel sector in Portugal totaled 4.7 million overnight stays, 8.6% more than in the same month of 2013, while in May the improvement was 12.8%, mainly because the final continental referred .

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