Popular Portuguese seaside town implements new measure targeting UK tourists

Oeiras is bringing in a tourist tax for overnight stays (image shows tourists in Sintra) (Image: Getty) A popular Portuguese town is introducing a tourist tax on overnight stays in a bid to tackle overtourism and raise revenue of about £172,000 (200,000 euros) per year. Authorities in Oeiras, a town and municipality on the Portuguese Riviera, will start charging 86p (one euro) per night from August 15 in hotels and other accommodation across the district, which lies just west of Lisbon . The local council has said the money raised will go towards managing public spaces, tourist information services, cultural hubs and supporting local businesses.

Officials have said the tax is being introduced to bring the municipality in line with others in Portugal which also charge a levy for overnight stays, according to local media. function loadOvpScript(){let el=document.createElement('script');el.

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