Greece is freezing Airbnb permits on its most famous islands and the map keeps getting bigger.

STR Unpacked · Apr 7, 2026 · 1m · transcript

Mykonos. Santorini. The Cyclades.

Under the new Special Spatial Planning Framework, Greece is moving to block new STR permits in its most tourism-saturated destinations and cut permitted bed capacity by up to 30%.

Here's what makes this different from a night cap:

In restricted zones, the STR registration number doesn't transfer on sale or inheritance. The permit dies with the transaction. New owner. No licence. No route back in.

That's not a limit on how much you can rent. That's a limit on how many operators can exist.

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