According to EU Helpers, the idea was unanimously approved at the most recent Chamber meeting and will be presented to the Municipal Assembly.

According to the accessible proposal received by the Lusa agency today, Peniche's municipal tourist tax regulation, set at one euro, will undergo a 30-day public consultation period before it becomes official, as stated in the Portugal News.

In this context, the Peniche Chamber cited a significant growth in the number of visitors to the municipality in recent years as justification for enacting a tourist tax.

The Peniche Chamber claims that by enacting a municipal tourist tax, the infrastructure of the municipality will not be put under as much social and environmental stress while yet remaining competitive on a regional scale.

A variety of lodgings, including hotels, guesthouses, apartment hotels, tourist villages, resorts, local lodgings, tourism businesses, as well as campgrounds and caravan parks, will be subject to Peniche's municipal tourist tax for overnight stays.

The Algarve is another part of Portugal that began charging a €2 nightly fee in May of this year. It was anticipated that such a tax would go into effect in the summer and bring in up to €300,000 a year. The cost will be €1 per night from November to March, which is considered the off-peak season.

Previously, the towns in Portugal that implemented a tourist tax brought in a combined €21.4 million in income over the course of four months, beginning in January and ending at the end of April this year. Lisbon was responsible for €13.6 million of this total in tax revenue.

According to a survey by Portugal Resident, the number of visitors to the nation increased by 41% over the first four months of this year compared to the same period last year.