Tourism Law in Europe

16 V.2.4. Tourist Resorts Resorts are hotel complexes that are built in combination with: a) self-catering accommodation – furnished residences-to-rent and b) special tourist infrastructure facilities. The establishment and operation of tourist resorts is governed by the provisions of Articles 8 and 9 of Law No. 4002/2011 (Α΄ 180). For the purposes of legal implementation, “special tourist infrastructure facilities” means conference centres, golf courses, thalassotherapy centres, tourist harbours, ski resorts, theme parks, sports tourism coaching centres, hydrotherapy centres and they also include the following facilities that cater to special forms of tourism: thermal therapy units, thermal tourism/thermal centres, rejuvenation centres, wellness centres, beauty salons and scuba diving tourism centres. By decision of the Ministry of Tourism, other types of tourism businesses or facilities may qualify as special tourism infrastructure facilities, i.e. as parts of tourist resorts. V.2.5. Condo Hotels These are three (3)-, four (4)- or five (5)-star hotels inside approved urban areas and within the limits of urban agglomerations before 1923 or having fewer than two thousand (2,000) inhabitants. In these hotels, it is permitted to create horizontal or vertical property, in the form of rooms or apartments, and to establish or transfer rights in personam and rights in rem to third parties. The long-term lease is stipulated for a period of at least ten (10) years. V.3. Non-Primary Hotel Establishments V.3.1. Self-Catering Accommodation: Furnished Villas-To-Rent Furnished villas-to-rent comprise detached houses, with a surface area of at least 80 m 2 , which have independent external access and are characterised by land/ground and building autonomy. They are built following residential construction rules. The establishment and operation of furnished villas-to-rent are governed by the provisions of Article 46 Law No. 4179/2013.