Airbnb
Inspections by Tourism Service on Airbnb properties
ATHENS. The bill on the specifications of short-term rental properties and the inspections thereof is in the final stretch towards the Plenary Session of Parliament.
Tax incentives to turn Airbnb properties into long-term rentals
ATHENS. Bill presented by the Ministries of National Economy, Development, and Tourism for its implementation starting from the next tourist season. Announcements to be made by Greek PM at the Thessaloniki International Fair.
Cap on Airbnb-type accommodation in Corfu except for Diapontia Islands with new spatial planning
CORFU. This year΄s season is slower for short-term rental properties.
Long-term accommodation in Corfu expensive and difficult to find
CORFU. Corfu Town and other areas caught up in the Airbnb ΄mania΄. Estate agents have priority lists. Foreign investors buying up property in Corfu.
Airbnb a ΄victim΄ of high airfares
Businesses in Rhodes are concerned about developments.
Corfu Town hotels and Airbnb properties almost fully booked for Easter
CORFU. Hotels in and around Corfu Town are 70-80% full, with bookings continuing.
Meropi Ydraiou tells Tourism Ministry: Some people are sacrificing public health for short-term profit
CORFU. The Central Corfu & Diapontia Islands Mayor has criticised the anti-social practice of continued short-term lets during the crisis that the country is going through due to coronavirus.
΄Ekinisi΄ meeting: "To be or to Airbnb?"
CORFU. Tuesday 28 January at 18:30 at the ΄Ekinisi΄ centre (Alkinou 66).
BBC: "On Greek islands locals have nowhere to live because of Airbnb"
UK. A BBC article talks about the negative effects of Airbnb on the residents of Greek islands who "have nowhere to live".
Corfu one of the top Airbnb destinations in Greece with 3,500 active properties
Airbnb is ΄taking over΄ tourist destinations - see the maps of Corfu, Mykonos, Santorini, Crete, Rhodes and Halkidiki.
