In 2022, roughly 40 percent of all visitors to Puerto Rico stayed in an STR. According to one study, if every STR in Puerto Rico were booked every single day, with an overall impact of $200 per guest per day, Puerto Rico would reap $6.4 billion in benefits each year. As gentrification worsens, it is becoming increasingly difficult to find affordable housing in Puerto Rico. The Right to HousingSpecifically, the right to housing is the right to adequate housing. https://rss.swlaw.edu/sites/default/files/2017-04/SJIL%20V22,%20N2%205-Gentrification%20and%20the%20Right%20to%20Housing-Ponder.pdf Housing in Puerto Rico.

Source: New York Times March 17, 2026 14:39 UTC