Líbere Hospitality Group raises €6m to fund EU expansion
Spain: Tech-enabled independent operator Líbere Hospitality Group has raised €6 million, funded internally by the team, to drive the group’s expansion in Europe.
Portugal bans new rental licences to tackle housing crisis
Portugal: Portugal has put an end to its contentious ‘golden visa’ scheme and introduced a ban on new licences for short-term rentals as part of a €900 million package of measures designed to alleviate the country’s housing crisis.
IHM Recharge 2023: Pedro Filipe, ALTIDO
Portugal: Pedro Filipe, head of sales at ALTIDO, speaks to STRz at IHM’s Recharge event in Lisbon.
RECHARGE 2023: Lisbon event recap
Portugal: IHM held its fifth annual RECHARGE event in Lisbon, hosted at coworking venue Heden Santa Apolónia. RECHARGE is an in-person event which relocates every year to a different European city. It is hosted by International Hospitality Media (IHM), the publisher of four B2B hospitality and real estate media brands: ShortTermRentalz, Urban Living News, Boutique […]
IHM Recharge 2023: Filipa Leitão de Aguiar, Rent4Rest
Portugal: Rent4Rest founder and CEO, Filipa Leitão de Aguiar, speaks to STRz at IHM’s 2023 Recharge event in Lisbon.
IHM Recharge 2023: Nuno Trigo, FEEL PORTO
Portugal: FEEL PORTO co-founder and co-CEO, Nuno Trigo, speaks to STRz at IHM’s 2023 Recharge event in Lisbon.
Lisbon mayor Medina to turn Airbnb-style homes into “safe rentals”
Portugal: In an open letter published in The Independent, Lisbon’s mayor Fernando Medina has pledged to turn Airbnb-style homes into “safe rentals” as the Covid-19 pandemic wanes due to concerns over mass tourism. In the article, Medina said that while the capital city had benefitted “enormously” from tourism in recent years, the prevalence of Airbnb-style […]
Imovirtual analyses rental and property price changes in Portugal
Portugal: Portugal-based real estate and property management portal, Imovirtual, has analysed how the Portuguese rental and property market is remaining resilient despite Covid-19 forcing a global lockdown and restrictions on travel worldwide. The current global pandemic has created a wave of concern amongst the entire worldwide population, for both health and financial reasons. As of 18 […]
GuestReady reveals profitable rental locations in Portugal
Portugal: Property management company GuestReady has revealed Avenida dos Aliados in Porto and the Chiado neighbourhood in Lisbon are the most lucrative locations for short-term rentals in Portugal. According to the agency’s latest report, the aforementioned communities can have two-bedroom apartments rented out for €150 per day. The report was based on the average values […]
Porto opts not to follow Lisbon’s lead in suspending short-term rental licences
Porto: The mayor of Porto, one of Portugal’s largest cities, said in a council meeting the city would not follow Lisbon’s plans to suspend licences for short-term rentals. The situation in the Portuguese capital has persuaded the local government to propose adopting such measures, in which the growing use of short-term rentals by tourists has […]