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Interview on the short-term rental market and its connection to rental prices.

In an interview with in.gr, our researcher Kostas Gourzis referred to the results of a recent study conducted as part of the project (which you can find here https://www.researchgate.net/publication/395027887_The_impact_of_short-term_rental_markets_on_the_neighborhoods_of_Athens_and_Thessaloniki), on how long-term rental markets and short-term rental markets – Airbnb – are spatially related. The most basic findings indicate that short-term rentals are linked to…

Interview at the Greek News show “Syndeseis”

Interested in finding out more? Then feel free to check out the three articles, at the links below (written in Greek) and stay tuned for more! Postdoctoral researcher and member of the project Kostas Gourzis, highlighted the key points of the research, noting that for the period covered by the research: There is a close…

Our project’s results on mass media

Our project keeps on spreading the word on Touristification in the Greek context, as three articles were published at various mass media, and more specifically at Rodiaki, Kathimerini and Imerisia magazines! These articles highlight the results of our project’s studies. In particular, they mention that Greece has become one of the most touristificated countries in…

Workshop on labour and housing precarity in the context of touristification

Mark your calendars for a hybrid workshop which will bring together academic researchers, union activists and the public to discuss the challenges of labour and housing precarity as a result of touristification. Going beyond documenting the current situation, the workshop aims at fostering a discussion that will explore effective strategies for the benefit of workers.…

Participation at the Urban Speculations: Cities, Technologies, Futures Conference, 4-6 February 2025

One more of our project’s stops was the “Urban Speculations: Cities, Technologies, Futures Conference”, held from the 4th to the 6th of February 2025 in Lüneburg, Germany! (Learn more about the conference here https://www.leuphana.de/en/research-centers/cdc/events/conferences/urban-speculations-cities-technologies-futures.html). At this conference, the Project’s researcher Dr. Kostas Gourzis along with Dr. Georgia Alexandri, from the Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT) …