The Short Stay Crete Conference returns in full force on Thursday, October 23, 2025, at the Hellenic Mediterranean University (HMU) in Heraklion, bringing into focus the most important developments, trends, and challenges in the vacation rentals sector—at the heart of Greece’s most developed tourism market: Crete.
Hosthub, the leading Greek technology platform for multi-channel reservation management, supports the conference as a Grand Sponsor, reinforcing the common mission for professionalism, innovation and sustainable development in the field of vacation rentals and villas.
The conference is aimed at owners and managers of vacation rentals and villas, as well as suppliers, platforms, investors and tourism professionals who wish to better understand the market outlook, access innovative solutions and connect with the island’s professional community.
Main topics of the Short Stay Crete Conference
The Mediterranean in comparison: where Crete stands on the map of alternative accommodation
Lighthouse presents exclusive data for Crete, compared to Mallorca, Cyprus and Malta – occupancy rates, prices, seasonality and competitiveness against the dynamic hotel market.
Extension of the season: How we can attract visitors beyond the summer
Strategies and good practices to break the seasonality, attracting autumn and spring visitors.
New rules – New challenges: Who determines the future of the industry?
Taxation, regulation and state intervention: representatives of Stama and market experts analyse the changes and the importance of institutional representation.
Independent, but not alone: how the small manager can compete like a big one
Hosthub shows how automation, technology and strategic multi-channel presence can transform a small accommodation business into a high-performance professional facility.
Villas & luxury: What does tomorrow’s traveller want?
Trends in luxury hospitality and the features sought by high-end visitors.
From plans to practice: when the developer meets the manager
Collaboration from design to operation – how architecture and infrastructure affect the performance of a property.
Direct Bookings vs. OTAs: where is the balance for the professional manager?
Booking, pricing and channel presence strategies for those who want sustainable growth and control of their business.
How technology is changing the daily life of the property manager
Solutions that make management easier, more efficient and professional – from guest communication to dynamic pricing.
ShortStay Conference Crete is the island’s leading conference for the professional alternative accommodation industry. A meeting point of knowledge, collaboration and innovation for all those who are building the future of tourism in Crete.
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