Don't forget Italy is a primary tourist destination, too, so for those who are interested in the buy to let market the high numbers of tourists coming to Italy are appealing.

The price of the unit and how much it cost to prep it in furniture is half of the ROI formula along with the Revenue / expenseThird, the most important thing is just making sure you have really educated yourself in all the various parts of short-term rentals.I would start with "are there any drivable locations within 30 miles or so that are good tourist or City locations that make good returns." 

The climate of the island helps the prolonging of touristic season and also there are areas , like Heraklion city , that attracts tourists all the year.

The reasons I've been doing so are that the Turkish economy is growing, but most importantly, the population of both Turkey and İstanbul is growing, and Istanbul is the largest city that concentrates many businesses, its a large tourist attraction, and will have the largest financial center moving from Ankara.

Tourist areas import sand to create the Caribbean white sand beach experience that tourists expect. 

@Ben JosephWhen acquiring property for the sole purpose of it being an STR in an area that isn't primarily a tourist location I believe it's important to consider multiple exit scenarios. 

Tourists could make day trips north and south.

We don't even have these in my climate but these little tourists thrived when unpacked.

Gets busy during tourist season but it's pretty quiet for nine months of the year. 

The stara zagora region is relatively undiscovered by tourists, despite the wealth of historical and cultural attractions and the fantastic scenery of the balkans and sredna gora mountains close by.