Isabela and Dorado have enacted new ordinances, Aguadilla and San Juan are in progress, and other cities will follow.
In mid-November, San Juan Mayor Miguel Romero announced plans to regulate STRs in the city.
The San Juan municipal government could shore up some $1.6 million in license fees from 3,792 short-term rental operators in the capital city.
The event focuses on the development of the short-term rental industry in Puerto Rico.
Property hosts and guests can receive text messages about their reservations.
The upgrade took effect Aug. 1.
There are more than 22,000 STRs in Puerto Rico.
The group states that there is a need for mechanisms for monitoring and compliance of industry regulations.
Because hotels and short-term rentals offer a fundamentally different visitor experience, these segments are not in direct competition.
The Puerto Rico Association of Small Inn Owners and Tourism confirmed its support of a Municipal Ordinance passed in the Municipality of Dorado to regulate the more than 1,000 independent short-term rental accommodations operating in the town. Last week, local media outlets reported that the beachfront town is requiring a permit from short-term rental operators to […]
Puerto Rico’s short-term rental property owners and operators have come together under the Viva Puerto Rico alliance to unite and represent the segment, organizers said. VPR seeks to “give a voice to its diverse membership by providing formal representation, education, and resources for these types of accommodations — seeking to provide quality hospitality to guests, […]
Puerto Rican vacation home rental company Join a Join, established in 2015 by brothers Steve and Mike Leung, has achieved steady growth in the number of nights booked through its platform before and during the pandemic. The platform in which users reserve their rentals ahead of time has tripled the number of visits, showing trends […]
Quibble Revenue Management for Vacation Rentals, a company that has designed software that uses science-based optimization and technology to help the island’s short-term rental community set their pricing strategies, has seen an increase in monthly revenue by 24% to 34% since October 2020. This growth was confirmed by the firm founded in August 2020, which […]
Easter and summer are approaching and with them the challenge of finding a place to spend the holidays with the family in a cost-effective or different way. In come short-term property rentals, through platforms like Join a Join, which have gained popularity during the holiday seasons. Join a Join is an online, interactive and secure […]
The Puerto Rico Tourism Co. is kicking off an orientation campaign aimed toward short-term rental property owners who may not be complying with Law 272, which requires collecting a room tax from guests for each night they stay.
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