Tourism industry, travel trends, and visitor statistics for Portugal.
From 30 October to 22 November, the Aldeias de Montanha villages of the Serra da Estrela and Gardunha hold chestnut festivals and magustos, a medronho fair, the Míscaros mushroom festival and beech forest walks in Manteigas. Here are the dates, the bookings and how to get there.
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 council north of Lisbon that takes in Sacavém and Moscavide will charge 2.50 euros a night per guest aged 13 and over, for up to seven nights, from about 20 November. Who is exempt, the switch to payment at check-in, and how the council set the rate.
At the World Travel Awards Europe gala in Montenegro on 17 October, Lisbon won two titles, and Portugal and Turismo de Portugal took the top destination and tourist board awards. What the awards are, and the tourism pressure behind them.
Portuguese airports handled 7.9 million passengers in August, up 2.0 percent, INE says. Porto grew 7.1 percent over eight months against 0.8 percent at Lisbon, and Spain overtook France as the second country of origin and destination.
The tourism authority is putting 210,000 euros into free shaded spaces with seating and drinking water, open at least from 11:00 to 17:00 on the hottest days.
