
One in five Airbnb listings claim they are “exempt” from short-term rental laws — and hundreds don’t list a license at all
Thousands of listings in Lisbon claim they are exempt from Alojomento Local licensing, data shows.

Thousands of listings in Lisbon claim they are exempt from Alojomento Local licensing, data shows.

This week in Portugal: Home prices continue to soar, buses continue to slow, and Portugal’s institutions battle cars over the festive season

This week in Portugal: Court approves raising Portuguese residency minimums for citizenship, Chega’s Ventura ordered to remove anti-Roma political advertising, local authorities working with U.S. to track history of suspected killer, and the state of salaried work in Portugal.

This week in Portugal: the country is going on its first general strike in more than a decade, the President recovers from an operation, and the far-right presidential candidate inches ahead in the polls.

This week in Portugal: everyone is profiting off immigrants, TAP can’t get no respect, and Kevin Spacey may be coming to Lisbon, although that’s a BIG maybe.

This week in Portugal: Storm Claudia causes havoc, Portugal’s largest unions set to strike, wages low but growing, and you can now buy a Lisbon travel pass online

This week in Portugal: thousands march against corporate-friendly labor laws, private jets en Route to Lisbon’s Web Summit get diverted to Spain, deputies are accused of racism, and home prices drop.
We’re kidding, home prices are still going up.

This week in Portugal: a presidential election is announced, anti-immigration laws voted through, Novo Banco raided, and trains are scheduled for 2030.

This week in Portugal: it’s immigration week in Portugal, as new laws go into effect, visa appointments are cancelled, a new nationality law passed parliament, and expired residency cards are extended, once again, by six months.