What we've been saying.

The tourist tax alone, for a couple spending a week in a holiday apartment this winter: Malta 2027: €140 Dubrovnik: €26 Crete or Rhodes: €14 Mallorca or Ibiza: €8 Cyprus: €0 Greece, Croatia and the Balearics all cut their tourist tax in the low season. From January, Malta will charge the full €10 per adult, every night of the year: 10 times Greece and 18 times Mallorca. Same winter sun. Same short flights. A much smaller bill somewhere else. When a family compares holidays, they don't see a budget measure. They see a total price. Every couple that books Crete or Cyprus instead is a week of work lost for our cleaners, drivers, restaurants and shops. That's why we are proposing a seasonal rate: €7 in summer, €3 in winter. Share this before the winter bookings are lost. #Budget2027 #VisitMalta #WinterSun #EcoContribution #ShortLetsMalta #STRMalta Sources: Malta Budget 2027 – Malta Daily · Greece short-let climate levy – APTax · Croatia tourist tax 2026 – Croatia Atlas · Balearic ITS rates – BookCheckin · Cyprus – Cyprus Consult

The cleaner who prepares the rooms at dawn. The laundry that washes the linen. The plumber, the electrician and the painter. The driver at the airport, the waiter in the village square, the grocer on the corner, the skipper of the boat trip. Behind every licence is also a family: savings built over a lifetime, a bank loan that still has to be paid, an old townhouse or Gozo farmhouse restored instead of left to crumble. When the guests stop coming, none of this disappears overnight. It fades, quietly. Shutters stay closed. Streets go silent in winter. Small businesses that have served Malta for generations close their doors. Every empty night is someone's lost day of work. We are asking for a fair, seasonal eco-contribution, so that Malta stays open, affordable and welcoming. Share this for the people who keep our islands running. #Budget2027 #MaltaJobs #Gozo #ShortLetsMalta #STRMalta #SupportLocal Sources: Malta Budget 2027 – Malta Daily · MHRA reaction – Business Now

Malta and Gozo have 8,748 licensed short lets, 1,612 of them in Gozo. Nearly half of all tourist nights are spent outside hotels. Every booking keeps people working: cleaners and housekeepers, laundries, maintenance workers and tradesmen, property managers, restaurants and cafés, taxis and car hire, local shops, boat and tour operators. Behind every licence is a local family's savings, a bank loan or a pension plan. Higher tax → fewer bookings → lost work → frozen investment. Tag a local business that depends on short-let guests. #Budget2027 #MaltaJobs #Gozo #ShortLetsMalta #STRMalta Sources: The Shift News – licensed short lets tabled in Parliament · Deloitte/MHRA Hotel Survey 2025

From 2027, the government will earn more from your property than you do. On a €100 night with two guests: - Government: €42.00 (VAT €7 + income tax €15 + eco tax €20) - Booking platform: €19.40 - Property manager: €12.50 - Sundry costs: €5.00 - You, the owner: €41.10 And your €41.10 still has to cover the mortgage, repairs, furniture, utilities, licence fees and every empty night. You take the risk. The state takes the biggest share. Share this with every owner you know. #Budget2027 #PropertyOwnersMalta #ShortLetsMalta #EcoContribution #STRMalta

From 2027, every adult guest in a holiday apartment pays €10 a night on top of the rent, all year round. In the low season, when rates are at their lowest, the tax comes close to the price of the accommodation itself. Our proposed €3 winter rate would cut that by 70%, so the eco tax adds 23% to the rent instead of 75%, and Malta stays affordable when we need visitors most. Would you still book Malta in winter? #Budget2027 #EcoContribution #WinterInMalta #ShortLetsMalta #STRMalta

Instead of a flat €10 a night all year, STR Malta proposes: - Summer (April – October): €7 per adult, per night - Winter (November – March): €3 per adult, per night Why seasonal? - It helps fill the quiet months and supports year-round tourism and jobs. - It keeps Malta competitive. Greece already charges by season: €8 in summer, €2 in winter. - Peak-season visitors still contribute most, when pressure on infrastructure is highest. Do you agree? Tell us in the comments. #Budget2027 #EcoContribution #ShortLetsMalta #MaltaTourism #STRMalta Sources: Greece climate resilience fee (Law 5162/2024)

Owners, operators and property managers across Malta and Gozo are joining one association to be heard on the rules that shape our sector. Send us a message to become a member. #STRMalta #ShortLetsMalta #MaltaHosts #Gozo

1. Equal treatment: one rate for every tourist bed. Short lets should not pay more than hotels. 2. Every euro accounted for: eco-contribution revenue ring-fenced for visible tourism infrastructure. 3. A seat at the table: consult licensed operators before the legal notice is issued. 4. Clear transition rules: certainty for bookings already confirmed for 2027. We support investment in Malta's tourism product. We ask that it is fair, transparent and planned with the sector. #Budget2027 #STRMalta #ShortLetsMalta #MaltaTourism

- Starts: 1 January 2027 - Short lets: €10 per adult, per night - Hotels and collective accommodation: €8 per adult, per night - Stay cap: €80 per person for short lets, €64 for hotels (8 nights) - Who pays: guests aged 18 and over - Still to confirm: collection rules and treatment of bookings already taken for 2027 stays Tip: review your rates, listing descriptions and guest messages now for any stay on or after 1 January 2027. We will share updates as soon as the legal notice is published. #HostTips #ShortLetsMalta #Budget2027 #STRMalta Sources: KPMG Malta Budget 2027 Highlights · Grant Thornton Malta

Four adults, seven nights in Malta or Gozo: In a hotel: €224 eco-contribution In a holiday home: €280 eco-contribution That is €56 extra simply for choosing self-catering, often the choice of families and longer-stay visitors who spend in local shops, restaurants and villages. #Budget2027 #Gozo #MaltaTourism #ShortLetsMalta #STRMalta

In Barcelona, Rome and Greece, luxury hotels pay the top rate: Barcelona: €12 at a 5-star vs €9.50 in a holiday apartment Rome: €10 at a 5-star vs €6 in a short let Greece: €15 per 5-star room vs €8 per apartment From 2027, Malta flips that: €8 at any hotel, €10 in a short let. Fair or not? #Budget2027 #MaltaBudget #FairTax #ShortLetsMalta #STRMalta Sources: Barcelona City Council · Rome hotel rates · Greece rates by category

Malta 2027: €140 Barcelona: €133 Rome: €84 Greece: €56 Split / Dubrovnik: €37 Mallorca / Ibiza: €31 Malta today: €21 Cyprus: €0 That is almost 7× what the same couple pays in Malta today, before flights, food or activities. #Budget2027 #MaltaTourism #TouristTax #STRMalta Note: 2 adults × 7 nights at peak-season rates. Greece is charged per apartment. Barcelona at its current rate (€147 from April 2027).

Tourist tax per adult, per night, holiday apartment, peak season: Malta 2027: €10.00 Barcelona: €9.50 (€10.50 from April 2027) Rome: €6.00 Greece: €4.00 (€8 per apartment, shared by two guests) Split / Dubrovnik: €2.65 Mallorca / Ibiza: €2.20 Malta today: €1.50 Cyprus: €0 Barcelona is trying to slow down overtourism. Malta competes with Greece, Cyprus, Italy and Spain for the same families and couples. Is this the right signal? #Budget2027 #MaltaTourism #TouristTax #ShortLetsMalta #STRMalta Sources: Malta Budget 2027 – Grant Thornton · Barcelona City Council · BRIDGES (Barcelona 2027 surcharge) · Rome short-let rate · Greece climate resilience fee · Croatia rates · Balearic holiday-home rate · Cyprus

From 1 January 2027, the eco-contribution rises from €1.50 to: - €8 per adult, per night in hotels and collective accommodation (capped at €64) - €10 per adult, per night in short lets (capped at €80) Why should a guest who chooses a licensed holiday apartment pay more than one staying in a hotel? Tell us what you think in the comments. #Budget2027 #MaltaBudget #EcoContribution #ShortLetsMalta #STRMalta Sources: KPMG Malta Budget 2027 Highlights · PwC Malta · Deloitte Malta

Franco Grech (President) – Shortlets Malta & Luxury Villas International Robert Azzopardi – City Living Sam Zerafa – Valletta Collection Aaron Xuereb – Buena Vista Property Management Jeanluc Micallef – JL Group and Haven & Keys Sacha Romeo – S.F. Homes Ryan Seguna – GoBnB Bikram Arora – Zzzing Eight operators, one shared goal: a fair future for short lets in Malta. #STRMalta #ShortLetsMalta #MaltaTourism #PropertyManagementMalta

The Short Term Rental Association Malta brings together the owners, operators and property managers who welcome visitors to Malta and Gozo every day. We are here to advocate for fair rules, keep our members informed, and raise standards across the sector. Licensed host? Follow the page and message us to get involved. #STRMalta #ShortLetsMalta #MaltaTourism #Gozo #HolidayRentals