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Be My Guest expands offerings in Athens
Reading Time: < 1 minuteGreece: Be My Guest, a boutique offering from Greek hotel group Nimaris Ikke, is expanding its activity in the short-term rental market in Athens. The group has added five new short-term rental properties to its Be My Guest apartment portfolio, bringing it up to seven. Nikos Anthrakidis told GTP: “Our high-quality properties are located in […]
Greek tax body sets February rental tax deadline
Reading Time: < 1 minuteGreece: As one of Europe’s largest holiday destinations, Greece is announcing new tax deadlines overseeing short-term lets. Operators have until the end of the week to declare properties being used as short-term rentals, with penalties costing from 5,000 to 30,000 euros. The government announced its intention to tighten measures against short-term rentals in Autumn, primarily […]
Welcome Pickups CEO Alex Trimis on reducing travel “friction”
Reading Time: 6 minutesGreece: ShortTermRentalz spoke to the CEO of travel mobility service Welcome Pickups, Alex Trimis, about the gap in the market for creating a “personalised, complete travel experience” and reducing the “friction” of airport transfer arrangements. Please introduce yourself, the Welcome Pickups brand and the services you provide in the short-term rental industry. “My name is Alex […]
Greek associations team up to ensure quality of hospitality
Reading Time: < 1 minuteGreece: Three recently-established home-sharing associations have partnered up to ensure the quality of services offered by their members is maintained despite ongoing discontent among other hospitality providers. The Greek Property Managers Association (PASIDA), which was founded last year and now has over 1,200 members from 96 Greek destinations, has joined forces with the Greek Sharing Economy […]
Golden visas for foreign investors cause debate in Greece
Reading Time: 2 minutesGreece: Wealthy foreign investors are reportedly using residency permits and European Union passports to buy up apartment blocks for reduced fees and convert them into short-term rentals after mass evictions take place. The allegations surfaced in a report by the British newspaper, The Telegraph, in which it claims the phenomenon is down to Greece’s controversial […]
Greek Public Revenue Authority to apply Airbnb stamp duty
Reading Time: < 1 minuteGreece: Greece’s Independent Public Revenue Authority is to introduce a measure which will regulate the short-term leasing of properties, effectively imposing a tax on Airbnb users. According to an announcement by the Independent Public Revenue Authority (a body appointed by the non-governmental Hellenic Parliament), a stamp duty will be applied on short-term rental listings via […]
Rental market in Greece rises in competition
Reading Time: 2 minutesGreece: The increase in Airbnb and HomeAway listings has led to a rise in competition in Greece’s short-term rental market. The news was revealed in data presented at the BnB Guest Conference in Athens last week. Tom Caton, chief revenue officer at AirDNA, which records data from Airbnb and HomeAway, said: “Word has got out among the Greek people […]
Athens-based Livin Urbban aims to expand property portfolio in Greece by 2020
Reading Time: < 1 minuteGreece: Athens-based property management company, Livin Urbban, is aiming to expand its portfolio and manage more than 300 properties in Greece by the end of 2020. The company, which was founded in 2016, specialises in the management of fully-equipped accommodation units of all types, including short-term rentals, offering innovative solutions to enhance its property portfolio. […]
Airbnb hosts in Greece required to submit short-term rental tax declarations
Reading Time: 2 minutesGreece: Greek short-term rental hosts have until 30 November to submit cumulative rental tax declarations in an electronic registry of the country’s independent authority for public revenue (AADE). Operators leasing their homes for accommodation purposes are being reminded they must submit the declarations per property leased for the running year following the departure of the […]
Greek confederation criticises short-term rental concept for tourists
Reading Time: < 1 minuteGreece: The Greek Confederation of Tourist Accommodation Enterprises (SETKE) has criticised the concept of property owners in Greece renting out their homes to tourists for the short term. According to SETKE, income taxation resulting from short-term rentals is considerably more favourable than that of rented rooms. The confederation said in a statement: “By legalizing short-term […]