Growth is strong in the Greek holiday home market, which so far appears to have been only marginally affected by the war in Ukraine and inflationary pressures. In addition, significant support is provided by pensioners from Northern Europe, who “vote” for Greece after retirement. The country’s good performance in the tourism sector and low prices […]
Greece tops Airbnb’s list of destinations Europe in the third “gold” quarter of 2022, which is 26.5% more than in the third quarter of 2019. Between July and September 2022, Greece recorded the biggest increase in demand in Europe, along with Germany, Austria and France, according to data provided by AirDNA. In addition, demand in […]
“The situation is now desperate. We cannot move, we cannot sleep, we cannot live.” George Zafeiriou has been living on Pittaku Street for the past 25 years Plaka. Like all permanent residents of the area, he notes that this year the situation is unprecedented, resulting not only in a huge increase in the number of […]
Short-term rentals of Airbnb properties have led to ups and downs in the industry, according to experts. Although the demand for vacation home rentals remains unchanged, the business area seems to be shrinking due to the small supply that is now fixed in almost all summer destinations. Seasonal rentals are few and far between, while […]
The short-term rental market is breaking records: Airbnb announced 100 million bookings made in the first quarter of 2022, a record since the company was founded. After the era of the coronavirus pandemic, Airbnb is gaining momentum again in Greece. It is expected that this season there will be a record of arrivals, it seems […]
Athens property owners listing properties on the Airbnb platform can earn almost €95,000 a year, almost €14,300 more than in London. In fact, if someone buys an apartment in Athens for 82,000 euros, it will take the owner a little over a year to recoup the money given for the purchase. In recent years, there […]
On Tuesday, a Russian-language announcement on the Airbnb website sparked anger and confusion on Twitter, with some users highlighting the statement, which was translated as “guests from Russia and Belarus can no longer book on Airbnb.” Some users have interpreted the statement to mean that the policy applies to all citizens of Russia and Belarus, […]
Amid the ongoing military conflict between Russia and Ukraine, Airbnb has announced that it will provide free temporary accommodation for 100,000 Ukrainian refugees. But, as the Athens News found out, it was not so easy. As it became known on March 8, the co-founders Airbnb — Brian Chesky, Joe Gebbia and Nathan Blecharczyk — sent […]
After the announcement of the new measures, which, in fact, began to take effect from yesterday, Thursday 30/12, disappointed with the situation with the ongoing pandemic and the punitive actions of the government, thousands of people rushed to book “at least something” at the last moment to spend New Year’s Eve with friends and family. […]
The sector of short-term rentals “woke up” this summer season, both for foreign tourists and for local Greeks, who preferring a safe vacation mostly choose separate apartments, houses or cottages. In almost all coastal regions of mainland Greece, booking activity is recorded at a very high level, while in many regions of the country, more […]
A very smart solution in the midst of a pandemic for domestic and foreign tourists is rented apartments and houses for short-term rent (such as Airbnb), for which record high demand is observed in the summer season, increasing compared to last year. Despite the rapid decline in revenues and the return of some owners to […]
The latest villas available on the Athenian Riviera for three days of Easter are rented out at prices ranging from 1,000 euros and even up to a dizzying sum of 6,000 euros per night. For days, there has been a huge demand for luxury rental homes in the coastal areas of Attica in groups that, […]