Airbnb and hotel licensing chaos in Cyprus prompts calls for reform

Discussion on regulating self-catering accommodation of the Airbnb type is set to intensify in Cyprus in the coming period. The issue resurfaced with the Audit Office’s report on the Deputy Ministry of Tourism, which covered licensing for both Airbnb-style accommodation and hotels and other tourist accommodation.

The Audit Office’s findings raised serious concerns over the entire licensing process and catalogued the risks involved, an issue given added urgency by the collapse of a building in...