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Online training for the Clean & Safe Seal

15 Monday Jun 2020

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Turismo de Portugal continues with online training actions for the Clean & Safe” Seal. This initiative is aimed at Tourist Enterprises, Local Lodging Accommodations, as well as Tourism and Travel Agencies that want to know the control measures for cleaning, hygiene and basic COVID-19 prevention.

Registration is certified and free of charge. The training sessions last a total of 2, 3, or 4 hours depending on the type of activity. With a limit of 500 participants per session, there are several times available during the coming weeks. The training will provide participants with an overview of the internal protocol related to their organization during the COVID-19 outbreak .

The Tax Authority tightens its siege on “AL” operators

02 Thursday May 2019

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Attentive to Local Lodging activities, the tax man is tightening its grip on owners who fail to report and pay their taxes. Online platforms may soon be required to share information on customers, according to the Jornal de Notícias. The aim of the Portuguese Revenue is to avoid fraud and tax evasion. To this end, the ministry is studying ways to force the holiday letting reservation platforms to report “AL” operator data to Finanças.

Uniplaces has generated 100 million in revenues since 2012

12 Monday Feb 2018

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Uniplaces, launched in 2012 as an online platform for university student housing, has generated €100 million in rents for landlords from six European countries (Portugal, Spain, Italy, France, Germany and the United Kingdom) who rent their properties through the website. Over the last year, Uniplaces has grown by 85% for a total of three million nights.

Eight EU cities unite against online AL platforms

12 Monday Feb 2018

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Representatives from eight cities protested against the rules applicable to holiday letting platforms, advocating more transparent regulation. The municipalities of the cities of Barcelona, Madrid, Brussels, Paris, Krakow, Vienna, Reykjavik and Amsterdam subscribed to the declaration sent to the EU Commission. City officials stated that online tourist letting platforms such as Airbnb and Booking.com should be obliged to share data with regulators. Currently, these internet booking services permit the anonymity of listing owners of properties as well as of the holidaymakers who let them, exacerbating pressures that the recent invasion of mass tourism places on the infrastructure of these municipalities.

ASAE inspects Local Lodging online platforms

24 Thursday Aug 2017

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In the first month of data-crossing via digital platforms, ASAE (Autoridade de Segurança Alimenta e Económica) examined 142 “AL” operators. Inspectors instituted 30 misconduct proceedings and suspended the activity of one establishment. Since July 2017, legislation requires Local Lodging operators to display their registration numbers in online advertising, facing fines of up to €32,500 for non-compliance.

Car Importation online

30 Friday Jun 2017

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The procedures of customs clearance and payment of the Tax on Vehicles have been simplified, now to be done electronically online in most cases. (New rules take effect on 01 July). The new procedures come under the “SIMPLEX + 2016″ programme which includes a significant simplification of the Automobile Taxation System. The objective is to simplify and reduce costs for taxpayers by reducing customs services bureaucracy via electronic compliance. Continue reading →