Abstract:

Tourism in Portugal has been growing exponentially in recent years, with a significant impact on the national economy. However, this growth was restricted by the current health crisis, caused by COVID-l9. The pandemic has resulted in the confinement of a large part of the world's population, the cancellation oftravel, the closure of most establishments, including those involved in the tourism sector; the increase in the unemployment rate, and other tragic repercussions. The oblective of the study is to understand the changes made by the sector in order to overcome this crisis and predict the most significant modifications in the sector and its impact.