Lisbon: number of Airbnbs rises from 3 to 49,000 in 9 years (Expresso, 27 July 2019)

• Airbnb in Lisbon: Number of accommodations increases from 3 to 49 thousand in nine years

• Original headline in Portuguese: Airbnb em Lisboa.Número de alojamentos passa de 3 para 49 mil em nove anos

• Published in Expresso on 27 July 2019 (behind the paywall)

• https://expresso.pt/economia/2019-07-27-Airbnb-em-Lisboa.Numero-de-alojamentos-passa-de-3-para-49-mil-em-nove-anos

• Summary (via Google Translate):

  • The number of properties listed on the Airbnb booking platform rose from just three in 2009 to 48,785 on 10/23/2018, when the new local accommodation law came into force.

  • In just ten months of 2018, the number of properties listed on this digital platform grew more than in the first six years of Airbnb's presence on AML.

  • The top 25 homeowners on the Airbnb platform made almost € 25 million in one year

• Keywords: Portugal, Lisbon, Airbnb, short-term rentals, affordability, tourism, tourist accommodation