In a statement about the government announcements on short-term rentals in Greece, the head of Airbnb for Southern Europe, Valentina Reino.
Airbnb’s press release reads:
Following the government’s announcements on the new regulations on short-term rentals in Greece, Airbnb’s Head of Public Policy for Southern Europe, Valentina Reino, said:
«Across Greece, a typical Airbnb host rents out a home for just 24 nights a year, while more than one in two report that the extra income from this activity helps them maintain their homes.
We recognize the challenges faced by certain neighborhoods in Athens – where tourist traffic is highly concentrated or housing availability is scarce – and we want to work with the Greek government on targeted and proportionate solutions that will help balance the benefits of hospitality with the needs of these areas».
Airbnb has been working with the Independent Inland Revenue Authority (IAA) since April 2021 to provide all of its data from listings in the country, a landmark best practice agreement across Europe.
The areas that are “locked” for Airbnb in Athens
From the stage of the TIF, Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced measures aimed at short-term rentals, making clear the government’s intention to put a brake on their uncontrolled spread (but without demonizing them, as he said, in a difficult balance exercise), while providing incentives for owners to move their properties on “traditional” long-term leases.
In this light, a “cutter” is coming to Airbnb with a ban on new short-term rentals in the 3 central apartments of Athens for at least a year, with the Prime Minister yesterday leaving open the possibility of extending the ban to other areas if “saturation” is found.
Throughout the center of Athens (Koukaki, Thisio, Petralona, Pagrati) up to Neos Kosmos, the issuance of new licenses for owners who want to enter the short-term rental platforms stops for one year.
More specifically, the issuance of licenses is frozen for:
- The 1st municipal district of Athens that includes the center of Athens with the so-called commercial triangle (Stadio-Omonia-Plaka).
- The 2nd municipal district of Athens that includes the SE districts from Neo Kosmos to Stadio.
- The 3rd municipal district of Athens which includes the SW districts of Asteroskopiou, Petraloni, Metaxourgeiou and Thisiou.
Source: ot.gr
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