Porto is one of the most attractive cities to visit in Portugal , which attracts many international tourists each year.
With the influx of people, the city of Porto suffers from the effects of tourism , thus implementing a tourist tax , which has been in effect since March 2018. The tourist tax was modified in January 2025 to increase its amount to 3 euros per person per night, in order to address increases in municipal spending related to tourism, including culture, heritage, and mobility.
The tourist tax was approved on December 12, 2017, by current Mayor Rui Moreira with the aim of "reducing the pressure on infrastructure and public and urban facilities caused by tourism."
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The tourist tax is a tax applied to guests who make a reservation in tourist accommodation for spending the night in a certain area or city. Tourist taxes apply to all types of tourist accommodation, be it a hotel, hostel, hostel, camping or rural accommodation, among others.
The Porto tourist tax aims to raise funds to avoid the wear and tear caused by tourism to the city's places of common interest, maintaining them and improving tourist infrastructure, contributing to environmental sustainability and promoting tourism. sustainable area or city.
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Currently, the Porto tourist tax is €2 per person and is payable for a maximum overnight stay of 7 consecutive nights. Every person over 13 years of age is required to pay the tourist tax.
People with a disability of 65% or greater would be exempt from making the payment, as long as they present a document that certifies the disability , as well as those people who come to the city to receive some type of medical treatment .
For the moment, the tourist tax in Porto will remain at €2 per person . Although a study commissioned by the municipality itself recommends increasing the price of the tourist tax to €3 per night in tourist accommodation in the historic center of the city and to €2.5 in the rest of the accommodation in Porto.
Currently, Porto's tourist tax is one of the lowest compared to the rest of the cities in Europe that have implemented the tourist tax.
Despite the increase, Porto still has one of the lowest tourist rates in Europe, a city that seeks to balance tourism profitability with sustainability and the protection of its heritage.
