AIRDNA: 2022 TRENDING TOWARD RECORD YEAR FOR GREEK SHORT-TERM RENTALS
Greece is set for record breaking highs in the short-term rental market this summer with demand increasing across the country’s regions, according to data presented recently by AirDNA, an analytics platform that provides insights on the performance of vacation rental properties worldwide.
“Greece is currently the ‘hottest’ in Europe 2022 is trending toward a record year for Greek short-term rentals,” said AirDNA’s international sales manager, Martha Wilson, speaking at the 4th BnB Guest Conference in Athens.
According to data shown at the conference, the demand for Airbnb-type accommodation in Greece for June-September 2022, compared with the same four months last year, shows an increase of 306% for Crete and 302% for the Dodecanese islands. Athens, the Cyclades islands and the Ionian islands follow with demand for short-term rentals up by 248%, 233% and 230% respectively.
Strong demand is also recorded for Thrace, the Sporades islands, the North Eastern Aegean islands, Epirus, Thessaly, Peloponnese, Macedonia (Northern Greece) and Central Greece. Overall, according to the data, as of March 1 bookings in Greece have been recorded up by 232 percent, putting the country in the lead in short-term rental accommodation demand in Europe.
“Guests are booking and they are booking now,” Wilson said, adding that every region is noting an increase in demand of over 100 percent compared to 2021 numbers.