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Team K seeks limits on bed capacity at South Tyrol farm stays
Team K, a political group in South Tyrol, wants to limit the number of beds that farm stays can add.
Its proposal is due to be discussed in the provincial council next week, and has not yet been approved.
A bed-cap limit introduced in 2022 does not apply to farm stays, which can expand without receiving a new allocation.
Team K says this creates a loophole that could let investors with little connection to farming expand tourist accommodation.
The group would reserve expansions for small farms that need tourism income to stay in business.
It proposes eligibility for fruit and wine farms under nine hectares, and for farms in meadow and pasture areas with at least 75 disadvantage points.
Team K cites more than 38 million overnight stays in 2025 and says tourism growth is adding pressure to local communities.
Team K is seeking limits on bed growth at farm stays in South Tyrol.
The party wants expansions reserved for small farms that rely on tourism income to remain in business.
A motion on the proposal is due to be discussed in the provincial council next week.
Farm stays are exempt from the bed limit introduced in 2022 and can expand without a new allocation.
Team K says the exemption risks allowing tourism investors with no connection to farming to benefit.
- Who
- Team K, led by Paul Köllensperger.
- What
- The party is proposing limits on bed growth at farm stays and restrictions on which farms can expand.
- When
- The motion is due to be discussed next week. The article was published on October 10, 2026.
- Where
- South Tyrol, Italy.
- Why
- Team K says the current exemption can be used as a loophole and may benefit investors unrelated to farming.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
A young hotelier with a three-star rating is denied any expansion, while next door they can put chalets on green fields.
We stand with family-run farms. But farming cannot become an excuse for investors who have nothing to do with agriculture.
Team K compared bed growth since this year across hotels and other accommodation.
The bed limit was introduced, while farm stays were excluded.
Overnight stays exceeded 38 million.
Team K's motion is due to be discussed in the provincial council.
- Hotel bed growth since 2014
- 6.3%
- Growth in other accommodation beds since 2014
- 38%
- Farm stays in South Tyrol
- 3,061 businesses and 32,070 beds
- Overnight stays in 2025
- More than 38 million
- Proposed expansion criteria
- Farms under nine hectares in fruit and wine growing, or farms with at least 75 disadvantage points in meadow and pasture areas
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