Service industries

One of the first actions of the new leadership of the Labor Ministry will be the continuation of an emblematic reform that concerns the extension of the digital work card, initially to state companies and industries and then to tourism and food service.

A significant increase in the supply of short-term rental accommodation was recorded ahead of the peak summer tourist season, which already bodes well for 2023.

According to data presented by AirDNA, based on bookings made through the Airbnb and VRBO platforms up to early June, demand growth for the May-October period is forecast to exceed 42%.

The 11th Civil Chamber of the Supreme Court of Appeals has ruled to uphold the decision to block access to Uber, a popular internet-based private transportation service, and ban the company from operating in Türkiye.

Greece's Grid Telecom and Tamares Telecom have agreed to build an undersea fiber-optic telecoms cable to connect Cyprus and Israel to Greece, the two companies said on Thursday.

The project has been dubbed Andromeda.

Tourism is a mainstay of the Croatian, Montenegrin and Albanian economies. But growing labour shortages mean hotels, restaurants and bars are increasingly looking abroad for staff.

MSC Cruises announced in Piraeus on Sunday that it is basing a new ship in Greece's main port for this summer season.

MSC Musica will for the first time homeport in Greece and operate 26 seven-night voyages between May and October from Piraeus to Santorini, Kusadasi, Haifa, Limassol, Cyprus and Mykonos.

When it comes to public transport, Slovenia has a ticketing system that is easy to use but not affordable, shows a report by Greenpeace Central and Eastern Europe that ranked 30 European countries.

Pressure is mounting on short-term rental hosts, as the tax administration and the big three platforms (Airbnb Ireland UC, Booking.com BV, and VRBO Expedia Group Vacation Rentals Ireland Limited) near the conclusion of a new protocol cooperation that will lead to identifying those who avoid declaring the incomes they receive.

The Independent Public Revenue Authority (AADE) has identified more than 73,000 property managers and owners who are active in short-term rentals who had "forgotten" to declare income of 102 million euros in 2022.

Bookings for Airbnb-type accommodation in the tourist areas of Greece are "on fire".

Once again, Greece is among the first countries in Europe with a spectacular increase in bookings in short-term rental accommodation.

This year's Airbnb season is on the rise

The summer of 2023 is shaping up to be a record year for Airbnb accommodations.