What STAMA Greece does

STAMA Greece (Σύνδεσμος Εταιρειών Βραχυχρόνιας Μίσθωσης Ακινήτων — Association of Short-Term Rental Property Companies) is a non-profit industry association founded in January 2020 by leading Greek short-term rental management firms and headquartered in Athens, Greece. It represents 270+ member management companies operating apartments, villas, and serviced apartments across 84 regions, indirectly representing 8,500+ property owners. STAMA is the only Greek member of the European Holiday Home Association (EHHA) in Brussels, and is the sole institutional body speaking for Greek short-term rental professionals with government ministries, regulators, and media.

The association is membership-funded through recurring dues, with affiliate tiers for technology and service vendors such as Hostaway, Vodafone Greece, Welcome Pickups, Travelstaytion, and Radefy. It delivers institutional representation (including successful Council of State litigation over the STR business tax and favorable A602/2025 decision commentary), networking events such as the Northern Greece meetup in Thessaloniki, educational webinars (often co-hosted with Krs Financial, Airbnb, and BnBNews.gr on topics like the Climate Resilience Fee), and a STAMA Greece certification seal that signals legal compliance, Greek tax domicile, and adherence to professional standards. The organization is not a technology company: it has no proprietary platform, API, or productized offering, and operates with a small staff of seven employees overseen by an elected Board of Directors headed by President Nasos Gavalas (Nasos Gavalas, Νάσος Γαβαλάς).

Revenue is derived from membership dues; specific pricing is not publicly disclosed and prospective members must complete a registration form. Recent strategic activity centers on regulatory advocacy and ecosystem expansion through memoranda of cooperation with the Piraeus Traders Association (January 27, 2025) and IME GSEBEE (January 23, 2025), as well as a refreshed Board of Directors following the 2024 ShortStay Conference elections.

Name

STAMA Greece

Legal name

Σύνδεσμος Εταιρειών Βραχυχρόνιας Μίσθωσης Ακινήτων

Website

https://stamagreece.gr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

STAMA Greece is a non-profit industry association founded in 2020 that represents 270+ short-term rental property management companies and 8,500+ property owners across 84 Greek regions, providing institutional advocacy, networking, education, and a certification seal. It is the only Greek member of the European Holiday Home Association in Brussels.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industry Trade Association Services

NAICS

Business Associations (813910)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Short-Term Rental (STR) Management for Individual Hosts (BPAJAIAB)

Keywords

• Short-term rental association
• Industry advocacy
• Professional membership
• Regulatory representation
• Property management industry

Headquarters

HQ city

Athens

HQ country

Greece

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership dues: STAMA Greece generates revenue through membership fees from property management companies and short-term rental operators. Members pay dues to join the association and receive institutional representation, networking opportunities, educational resources, and access to the STAMA Greece certification seal.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

STAMA Greece is a non-profit professional industry association that represents short-term rental property management companies, villa operators, and serviced apartment providers operating in Greece. The association delivers institutional advocacy to government ministries and regulatory bodies, networking and educational events (webinars, meetups, conferences), a STAMA Greece certification seal for compliant members, and legal defense of members' interests including Council of State litigation. Revenue is generated through membership fees paid by property management companies.

Product overview

STAMA Greece (Σύνδεσμος Εταιρειών Βραχυχρόνιας Μίσθωσης Ακινήτων) is a professional industry association representing Greek short-term rental companies, property managers, and accommodation owners. It is not a technology product company and does not offer commercial products or services. The association provides institutional representation, advocacy, networking, education, and member services for its 270+ member companies managing properties across 84 areas in Greece. The organization operates as a unified association without distinct commercial product lines, modules, or sub-brands.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• STAMA Greece Membership
• Affiliate Membership

Named customers15 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

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App detail

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Piraeus Traders Association (Εμπορικός Σύλλογος Πειραιώς)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 January 2025STAMA Greece signed a memorandum of cooperation with the Piraeus Traders Association on January 27, 2025. The partnership aims to establish Piraeus as an independent tourist destination, strengthen local commerce, and create new jobs through short-term rental development that benefits both accommodation providers and local businesses.
• ΙΜΕ ΓΣΕΒΕΕ (Institute of Small Enterprises of GSEVEE)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 January 2025STAMA Greece signed a memorandum of cooperation with IME GSEBEE (Institute for Small Enterprises of the General Confederation of Greek Tradespeople) to collaborate on issues affecting small businesses in the short-term rental sector.
• European Holiday Home Association (EHHA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSTAMA Greece is the only association from Greece that is a member of EHHA, which is based in Brussels. This membership provides international representation for Greek short-term rental operators at the European level and connects STAMA with similar associations across Europe.
• SiLICONminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSiLICON collaborated with STAMA member Donkey Management to organize the first short-term rental seminar in Corfu on March 30, 2024, with the support of STAMA Greece.
• Krs FinancialminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerKrs Financial, an accounting firm specializing in short-term rentals, partnered with STAMA to organize a free webinar on the new Climate Resilience Fee (Τέλος Ανθεκτικότητας) that was imposed on short-term rental properties starting January 2024.
• BnBNews.grminorGTM or Marketing PartnerBnBNews.gr served as the host for STAMA Greece's free webinar on the Climate Resilience Fee, providing a platform for industry education and information sharing.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Regional players

• ASSOALBERGHI: Italian hospitality industry association representing hotel and accommodation operators. Comparable to STAMA as a Mediterranean membership association advocating for accommodation providers to government, though broader in scope (includes hotels).
• UK Short Term Accommodation Association (STAA): UK industry body representing short-term rental hosts, managers, and platforms. Highly comparable to STAMA in mission (advocacy, professional standards, member services) and structure (membership-based association), but operating in the UK market rather than Greece.
• Vacation Rental Management Association (VRMA): US-based professional association for vacation rental managers offering education, certification, advocacy, and networking. Closest international analog to STAMA's model; comparable because both serve STR management companies with the same advocacy-plus-education value proposition, but in a different geography.
• Australian Short-Term Rental Association (ASTRA): Peak industry body for Australia's short-term rental sector, representing managers, platforms, and owners. Comparable to STAMA as a national STR membership association focused on advocacy, compliance support, and education, serving a different geography.

Others

• BnBNews.gr: Greece's main online media outlet dedicated to short-term rental news. Comparable as a STR ecosystem player that partnered with STAMA to host educational webinars; an adjacent media/enabler rather than a direct competitor.
• Hostaway: Global property management system (PMS) platform for short-term rentals, affiliate member of STAMA since November 2023. Comparable as part of the STR professional stack in Greece, but a technology vendor rather than an industry association.
• Airbnb: Global short-term rental platform that has partnered with STAMA on member webinars. Comparable as a central player in the Greek STR ecosystem and a stakeholder in STAMA's regulatory dialogue, but a platform rather than an industry association.

Direct peers

• European Holiday Home Association (EHHA): Brussels-based European federation of national short-term rental and holiday home associations, of which STAMA is the sole Greek member. Operates the same membership-association model focused on STR advocacy, education, and standards at the EU level.

Broad incumbents

• Hellenic Chamber of Hotels: Greece's national hotel association, representing traditional hotel operators. Overlaps with STAMA in industry advocacy and representation to Greek authorities, but its members are hotels rather than short-term rental managers, making it a broader incumbent in Greek accommodation.
• Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE): The umbrella body of Greek tourism, representing hotels, travel agencies, and broader tourism enterprises. Comparable to STAMA as a Greek industry advocate with government-relations muscle, but operating at a wider tourism-industry level rather than focusing on STR management.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/stama-greece

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Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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