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Greece’s Tourism Body Tables Actions to Regulate Airbnb-type Rentals

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Greece’s Tourism Body Tables Actions To Regulate Airbnb Type Rentals
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VAT, a special municipal tax, a property cap and rental time limits are among the actions Greece’s tourism stakeholders are demanding from the government in an attempt to regulate Airbnb-style activities which, they say, are distorting healthy market competition. The Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE), representing the majority of Greece’s tourism enterprises, is once

EU’s New Digital Market Act to Protect Hotels from ‘Gatekeepers’

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Eu’s New Digital Market Act To Protect Hotels From ‘gatekeepers’
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Photo source: European Parliament EU lawmakers agreed recently to the adoption of the Digital Markets Act (DMA) aimed at ensuring fair competition and more choice for users and ultimately protecting hospitality enterprises from so-called “digital gatekeepers” which exercise disproportionate power towards their business users and consumers. Europe’s hotel industry through

Airbnb-type Rentals Boost Destination Attractiveness, Say Europeans

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Airbnb Type Rentals Boost Destination Attractiveness, Say Europeans
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Short-term rentals contribute to the attractiveness of a tourism destination and positively affect accommodation rates, facilities, and locations but if left unchecked they can impact local community life, according to a Eurobarometer survey published this week. More specifically, 35 percent of Europeans polled said short-term rentals positively affect their neighborhood

STR: Travelers Choose Smaller Types of Accommodation in Summer 2021

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Str: Travelers Choose Smaller Types Of Accommodation In Summer 2021
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Smaller types of accommodation attracted the interest of travelers this summer, as consumers continued to adapt to living in a Covid-19 world, according to recent research conducted by benchmarking and analytics firm STR. The most recent findings of STR’s Tourism Consumer Insights team show a familiar picture compared with its previous research. “Many accommodation types

Airbnb, Booking.com, VRBO Agree to Comply with Greek Tax Laws

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Greece’s national revenue body inked an agreement this week with short-term rental operators Airbnb, Booking.com and VRBO, Expedia Group’s vacation rental brand, for compliance to local tax laws. The companies agreed to comply by Greek law and register properties up for rent on AADE’s (Independent Authority for Public Revenue) short-term rental registry. The protocol of

Survey: Travelers ‘Hungry’ for New Tourism Experiences

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Survey: Travelers ‘hungry’ For New Tourism Experiences
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Photo source: Booking.com The coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic has changed the consuming behavior of travelers, who are now “hungry” for new trips and tourism experiences, according to Booking.com Program Manager-Hospitality Thibault Masson. Speaking during the 3rd BnB Greece Conference that took place recently online, Masson revealed the results of a survey conducted by