TOURISM FACTS & NUMBERS
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Territory
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Nature
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Culture
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Companies
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Accommodation

Alentejo Sustainable Tourism Observatory

 
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MISSION

ASTO's mission is to promote knowledge management to monitor the sustainable development of the tourist destination Alentejo and Lezíria do Tejo.

 

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GEOGRAPHICAL AREA

ASTO's monitoring of the tourist destination covers the territory corresponding to the Alentejo NUT II, coinciding with the geographical area of intervention by the Regional Tourism Authority Alentejo / Ribatejo.
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MONITORING AREAS

Monitoring the sustainable development of tourist destinations can be done using several thematic areas, which can be addressed through the definition, operationalization and evaluation of possible hundreds of indicators.
Tourism indicators in Portugal
Tourism Contribution for the GDP
2020(p)
8.0 %
Total Employment
2018
4.4 %
Total Exports
jan - oct 2020
11.8 %
Services Exports
2020(p)
34.6 %
Source: INE   
Alentejo tourism indicators
Demand
Overnight Stays
May 2022 - June 2022
14.4 %
 
Guests
May 2022 - June 2022
0.2 %
Offer
Total Income
April 2022 - May 2022
-3.2 %
 
Accommodation capacity
2020 - 2021
6.9 %
 
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Resident Population
2020
699420.0  (N.º hab.)
 
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Population Density
2021
22.3  (N.º/ km²)
Source: INE