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Portimão Tourist Tax
The Portimão Tourist Tax applies to all guests aged 13 or over who stays overnight in tourist establishments* and local accommodation establishments** in the Municipality of Portimão, regardless of nationality or residence. The tax is charged per person per night, up to a maximum of seven overnight stays.
*Hotel establishments (hotels, pousadas, aparthotels); Tourist complexes; Tourist apartments; Tourist resorts; Residential tourism developments; Rural tourism developments; Camping and caravanning sites; Nature tourism developments.
**Local accommodation (villas, apartments, lodging establishments, including hostels).
Who is exempt?
- Guests under the age of 13;
- Guests and one companion travelling to the Municipality of Portimão for health reasons, provided they can prove this with a medical appointment/service document or equivalent, expressly indicating the days on which the appointment/service took place;
- Guests with a disability equal to or greater than 60%, provided that they present a document proving their condition;
- Guests staying in holiday resorts, by express order of public authorities, due to causes of force majeure, declaration of social emergency or civil defence;
- Commercial offers or competitions organized by the tourist resort or local accommodation establishment.
How much is the tax?
- €1 per person per night up to a maximum of seven consecutive nights/person, from the 1st of November to the 31st of March –
low season.
• €2 per person per night up to a maximum of seven consecutive
nights/person, from the 1st of April to the 31st of October – high
season.
When and Where do you pay?
The Portimão Tourist Tax is collected by the establishment where
the guest stays. It is paid in a single instalment at the same time as the accommodation (at check-in or check-out). An invoice/receipt will be issued for the amount paid, in the name of the person who made the booking, with mention of the fact that it is not subject to VAT.