Short-Term Rentals: How Much Is Too Much – Spatial Patterns in Portugal and Lisbon
Purpose - This paper analyses the growth of tourism in Portugal and in the municipality of Lisbon, with a focus on short-term rentals. Design - The paper begins with the statistical background of the tourism boom that occurred in Portugal in the 2010s. The central part of the paper concentrates o...
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| description | Purpose - This paper analyses the growth of tourism in Portugal and in the municipality of Lisbon,
with a focus on short-term rentals.
Design - The paper begins with the statistical background of the tourism boom that occurred in
Portugal in the 2010s. The central part of the paper concentrates on an analysis of the spatial
distribution of short-term rental properties, consisting of two parts: i) observation of spatial
patterns in Portugal, by NUTS II region; ii) analysis of the municipality of Lisbon, which accounts
for 22% of all short-term rentals units registered in Portugal.
Methodology - The spatial analysis was carried out within GIS, using an approach based on spatial
statistics, with research that involves geographic data and big data.
Approach - This study combines a qualitative and quantitative approach. It begins with a
theoretical review on the growth of tourism and short-term rental in the last decade, followed by a
quantitative-spatial analysis to the case of Portugal and the municipality of Lisbon, and ending
with reflections that combine the results of the practical analysis with the most recent literature on
the impacts of tourism in Lisbon
Findings - The paper ends with some reflections on the excessive concentration of short-term
rentals in urban areas and their positive and negative externalities on urban life. The results suggest
that the city center presents the highest concentration of short-time rentals, but not the highest
concentration of beds. It also shows that the excessive concentration of short-term rentals units
may cause serious negative externalities that affect the quality of life in its multiple dimensions.
Originality - The results and the final discussion of this paper contributes to a greater knowledge
of the spatial distribution of short-term rentals in Portugal and Lisbon and to debate the future of
short-term rentals in cities that are among the world’s leading tourism destinations. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f466cba511f54389bbe9c361fb38516e2022-12-21T19:22:58ZengFaculty of tourism and hospitality managementTourism and Hospitality Management1330-75331847-33772021-11-0127358160310.20867/thm.27.3.6Short-Term Rentals: How Much Is Too Much – Spatial Patterns in Portugal and LisbonGonçalo Antunes0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5709-8294Jorge Ferreira1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5708-5215Interdisciplinary Centre of Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities Avenida de Berna, 26-C / 1069-061 Lisboa, PortugalInterdisciplinary Centre of Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities Avenida de Berna, 26-C / 1069-061 Lisboa, PortugalPurpose - This paper analyses the growth of tourism in Portugal and in the municipality of Lisbon, with a focus on short-term rentals. Design - The paper begins with the statistical background of the tourism boom that occurred in Portugal in the 2010s. The central part of the paper concentrates on an analysis of the spatial distribution of short-term rental properties, consisting of two parts: i) observation of spatial patterns in Portugal, by NUTS II region; ii) analysis of the municipality of Lisbon, which accounts for 22% of all short-term rentals units registered in Portugal. Methodology - The spatial analysis was carried out within GIS, using an approach based on spatial statistics, with research that involves geographic data and big data. Approach - This study combines a qualitative and quantitative approach. It begins with a theoretical review on the growth of tourism and short-term rental in the last decade, followed by a quantitative-spatial analysis to the case of Portugal and the municipality of Lisbon, and ending with reflections that combine the results of the practical analysis with the most recent literature on the impacts of tourism in Lisbon Findings - The paper ends with some reflections on the excessive concentration of short-term rentals in urban areas and their positive and negative externalities on urban life. The results suggest that the city center presents the highest concentration of short-time rentals, but not the highest concentration of beds. It also shows that the excessive concentration of short-term rentals units may cause serious negative externalities that affect the quality of life in its multiple dimensions. Originality - The results and the final discussion of this paper contributes to a greater knowledge of the spatial distribution of short-term rentals in Portugal and Lisbon and to debate the future of short-term rentals in cities that are among the world’s leading tourism destinations.https://thm.fthm.hr/images/issues/vol27no3/6_Antunes_Ferreiratourismurban tourismshort-term rentalsportugallisbonovertourism |
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| title | Short-Term Rentals: How Much Is Too Much – Spatial Patterns in Portugal and Lisbon |
| title_full | Short-Term Rentals: How Much Is Too Much – Spatial Patterns in Portugal and Lisbon |
| title_fullStr | Short-Term Rentals: How Much Is Too Much – Spatial Patterns in Portugal and Lisbon |
| title_full_unstemmed | Short-Term Rentals: How Much Is Too Much – Spatial Patterns in Portugal and Lisbon |
| title_short | Short-Term Rentals: How Much Is Too Much – Spatial Patterns in Portugal and Lisbon |
| title_sort | short term rentals how much is too much spatial patterns in portugal and lisbon |
| topic | tourism urban tourism short-term rentals portugal lisbon overtourism |
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