Greece Cracks Down on Airbnb with Strict New Rules

Strict caller rules governing short-term rental properties went into effect successful Greece this week, a determination aimed astatine ensuring just contention and protecting lodging availability for section residents amid a roar successful listings connected platforms similar Airbnb.

Under the caller law, which took effect Oct. 1, thousands of properties are expected to beryllium delisted for failing to conscionable caller standards.

All short-term rentals indispensable present beryllium classified arsenic a superior residence, transportation liability insurance, and conscionable a big of information requirements, including the installation of occurrence extinguishers and fume detectors.

"The instrumentality establishes wide rules connected legality and minimum standards," said Tourism Minister **Olga Kefalogianni**, whose bureau volition behaviour compliance checks on with the nationalist taxation authority.

The crackdown comes arsenic the short-term rental marketplace successful Greece has exploded.

The fig of disposable units reached a grounds 247,000 successful August, with much than 90% of the request coming from overseas visitors.

The authorities has said it volition besides see banning caller short-term rentals successful definite high-demand areas to promote much properties to instrumentality to the semipermanent rental marketplace for residents.