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this post was submitted on 17 Jul 2025
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As a Portuguese person, I'd advise you boycott Portugal at the moment, or at the very least avoid AirBnBs entirely โ sadly, they've increased to the point where, in many locations, the price of renting a house is higher than minimum wage. Furthermore, even in hotels, many staff get paid minimum salary โ a lot of them are immigrants, so they'll take anything. This means that, through tourism, the Portuguese people lose: rent becomes much higher, companies are incentivized to pay much less, and all of this is supported by the current government, which has refused to regulate AirBnBs and the like.
I do apologize about this rant; it just seems that you value morals & ethics more than average.
Oh my God, thank you for telling me!!
This sort of thing is a problem in many places, such as my nearest major US city. Unfortunate to hear that it's a problem where you are too.
I feel like Portugal got caught off guard by its recent spike in tourism, but it doesn't want to completely quash it yet due to the relatively poor economy without it.