Short-term rentals are an unfair competition in the hotel industry, and we, as entrepreneurs with state liability, municipal taxes and rising energy costs, ask that it be treated on the same terms as to us. its president said, among other things, in an interview with Dimitris Prassos Association of Hoteliers of Santorini Antonis Pagonis.
Among other things, Mr. Pagonis mentioned that ITEP’s research on short-term rentals proves that the hotel industry is not one that burdens tourism, but that gives life, perspectives and solutions , while in addition to the financial obligations that govern it. , it follows all safety standards, unlike the short term, which is not a business place but a home.
QAgonis reports that in 2014 hotels in Santorini had 14.5 thousand beds and now they have 17 thousand, while the short term (Airbnb) in 2014 it didn’t while now there are 14.5 thousand beds in our island, a fact that shows where tourism pressures come from.
In discussing the short-term lease of the land, Mr. Pagonis did not hesitate to speak for listening work in hotels and rented rooms, on the basis of unfair competition, because the short term is not less than an overnight stay fee, a passing fee and energy costs of businesses that operate as a household, things that must be i – regulated by the state.
Finally, Mr. Pagonis announced the implementation of the partnership with XEE as part of the initiatives “Talking about our lives” press conference in September, where data on hotels and short-term rentals will be presented.