Machico's new short-term rental regulation bans new registrations in the town, where they already equal 15.7 percent of buildings, with two exceptions. New holiday lets anywhere in the municipality need car access and parking, and no more than a quarter of a block's flats.
Airbnb's new house rules policy limits checkout chores to light tasks such as leaving dishes in the sink or sorting recycling. It is the company's own rule, not a law. What changes for guests, what Portuguese short-term rental hosts must still do, and where to complain.
The European Commission is investigating whether Booking.com did enough against fake listings and phishing that exploits guests' booking data, and whether boosted listings are labelled as ads. How to avoid payment scams and where to complain in Portugal.
The industry's document is due by May 2027 and takes contributions until December. Speakers at the Porto summit rejected the housing blame, and the register now holds 111,857 active units.
Members of the European Parliament's housing committee emerged from a visit to Lisbon last week with unusually blunt language: Portugal's concentration of short-term tourist accommodation is "alarming," and the country's housing crisis ranks among...
