RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Tourism in Brazil grew 12% in 2021 in comparison with the previous year, shows a survey of the Tourism Council of the Federation of Commerce of Goods, Services, and Tourism of the State of São Paulo (FecomercioSP).
The percentage represents a billing of R$152.4 billion (US$30 billion). The volume, however, is still below that verified in 2019, when the sum reached R$201.2 billion, 24.2% more, already discounting inflation for the period.
Air transport was the activity with the highest growth, with a high of 28% and an annual turnover of R$37.7 billion. Next is the accommodation and food group, with a 13.1% increase in sales, totaling R$45.2 billion. These were the activities with the most retraction in 2020, which explains, in part, the most expressive increases. For FecomercioSP, however, a “solid recovery” is observed with the advance of vaccination.
The other segments that had an increase in 2021 were: water transportation (8.8%), land transportation (7.2%), car rental, agencies and operators (2.5%), and cultural, recreational, and sports activities (1.6%).
In December, domestic tourism remained on the rise, with 22.6% more sales than the same month in 2020, an amount of R$16.7 billion. Again the airline sector was the highlight, with a growth of 60.6%. This group also had the highest sales, with R$5.2 billion. Accommodation and food services, in turn, saw a 15.7% increase, with sales of R$4.9 billion. Cultural, recreational, and sporting activities registered a growth of 13.1%.
The survey is based on the Annual Services Survey and updated data with the variations of the Monthly Services Survey of the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE).
With information from Agência Brasil
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