Reporting obligation
The duty of guests staying in Austrian accommodation establishments to register and confirm the required data, governed in particular by sections 5, 7 and 10 of the Austrian Registration Act (MeldeG).
A guest who takes accommodation in an Austrian accommodation establishment must register without delay and no later than 24 hours after arrival. Registration is complete once the establishment has received the required personal data and, for foreign guests, the prescribed travel document details, and the guest has signed to confirm that the information is correct.
The obligation generally rests with the person taking the accommodation. In an accommodation establishment, the owner or an authorised person may make the entry in the guest register when the guest provides the information. The establishment keeps the guest register with arrival and departure dates, and the guest is deregistered by an appropriate entry when leaving. The records must be retained for seven years.
The reporting obligation is separate from calculating and collecting a local accommodation tax or tourism levy. The focus page on tourism levy and local tax explains those charges. The entries on local accommodation tax and guest registration cover the related terms separately.
Rechtsgrundlagen
Allgemeine Orientierung, keine Beratung im Einzelfall.
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Local accommodation tax
A local accommodation tax is a levy governed by Austrian provincial law and typically linked to paid overnight stays. Rates, exemptions and reporting routes are not uniform nationwide.
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Guest registration
Guest registration is the registration of a guest staying in an Austrian accommodation business in the guest register under the Registration Act 1991.
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