Tourism Law in Europe

14 V. Accommodation V.1. Tourist Accommodation Establishments As stated in Article 1(2) Law Νo. 4276/2014, tourist accommodation establishments are defined as “tourism businesses that receive tourists and provide them with accommodation and accommodation-related services, such as dining, entertainment, recreation or sports and are divided, in accordance with the elements provided for in Decision 530992/1987 of the Secretary-General of the GNTO on the subject of “technical specifications of tourism facilities” (GG B´ 557), into primary hotel establishments and non-primary hotel establishments”. In other words, these include any type of business managed by a natural or legal person which is involved in the provision of services or products or the lease of things to domestic or foreign customers who are interested in travelling, visiting, lodging, touring or enjoying first and foremost their vacation, leisure time, recovery, exercise, study, knowledge acquisition, research, cooperation, information exchange, communication time or any other time spent to meet other needs required and imposed to a great degree by our modern way of life 17 . The primary hotel establishments may be erected either independently or in combination with specialised tourist infrastructure (Article 30 Law No. 4852/2018, GG A´ 208 11-12- 2018). In accordance with Article 1(2) Law No. 4276/2014, the primary hotel establishments are divided into: a) hotels; b) organised tourist camps; c) youth hostels; d) tourist resorts and e) condo hotels. The non-primary hotel establishments are divided into: a) self-catering accommodation: furnished villas-to-rent; b) self-catering accommodation: furnished residences-to-rent; c) furnished rooms-to-rent and rental apartments 18 . 17 Psychomanis, S. (2003). Τουριστι κό δίκαιο: ερμηνευτικά και νομοθετικά ζητήματα και προτάσεις [Tourism law: interpretational and legislative issues and proposals]. Athens–Thessaloniki: Sakkoulas Publications, p. 7. 18 For the categories of hotel establishments, see figure 5 in: Mylonopouos, D. (2009). Τουριστικό δίκαιο [Tourism Law]. 2 nd ed. Athens: Nomiki Bibliothiki Publications, p. 149.