Overnight stays in tourist accommodation in the European Union (EU) set a new record in 2025, reaching 3.08 billion, which represents a 2% increase compared with the previous year, according to data released on Friday by Eurostat. Portugal ranks sixth among the countries with the lowest growth. Portugal recorded 89.6 million ...
Overnight stays in EU tourism hit record in 2025. Portugal among countries with lowest growth
Friday, 16 January 2026RSS
Context & Explainers
Local accommodation (alojamento local) means short-term tourist rentals—private apartments, houses or rooms rented for days or weeks—that must be registered and licensed with municipal authorities. Municipalities can suspend or cancel licences (Lisbon cancelled about 6,700 licences in early 2026), so travellers and hosts should check a listing's registration and local rules before booking or offering stays.
