Tourist tax and guest registration in Denmark A complete guide

Denmark, with its progressive culture, Viking heritage, and charming cities, is a favorite destination for travelers seeking both tradition and modernity. In this guide, we break down the current rules and regulations on tourist taxes and guest registration to keep you informed when visiting Denmark.

Is there a tax on tourism in Denmark?

No, Denmark currently doesn’t have a tourist tax. While many countries have introduced this charge (often called a lodging tax), Denmark remains tourist-tax-free for now. However, discussions are underway in cities like Copenhagen about introducing one in the future. We’ll keep you updated if anything changes.

For hosts

Guest registration in Denmark

If you’re providing accommodations in Denmark, guest registration is a legal requirement. This applies to both Danish citizens and foreign visitors, with different rules for each.

How Trippz helps

Guest registration of Danish citizens

For Danish guests, accommodation providers must (by law) record the following:
• Their full name;
• Date of birth, and;
• Place of residence.
Guests will also need to show ID, such as a driver’s license or passport, to confirm their identity at check-in.

Guest registration of foreign tourists

For international visitors, there are a few more details that need to be logged, as determined by law in 2022, next to the abovementioned details:
• Nationality;
• Arrival and departure dates, and;
• Passport type and document numbers.

Just like with Danish guests, identification is required at check-in.

Guest registration of children in Denmark

Children staying in groups, like on family trips or school tours, don’t need to fill out their own registration cards. The group leader can handle this for the entire group, making it easier for everyone.

Storing of guest registration in Denmark

As a host, you’re required to store guest registration data for two years. After that, it must be securely deleted, ensuring compliance with privacy laws.

Constant monitoring of developments in Denmark

Although there is no form of tourist tax in Denmark, we are closely monitoring all developments that can lead to a new tax to be introduced. In Copenhagen, for instance, there are serious discussions about introducing a tourist tax, just like other larger European cities.

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Trippz: the authority on tourist tax

Tourist tax is set locally and rates change without warning. Trippz tracks every change and keeps the data current, which is why travel platforms and property software, including Airbnb, Booking.com and Expedia, rely on Trippz to calculate tourist tax and register guests in every market they serve.

How Trippz stays current

Trippz checks tax rules jurisdiction by jurisdiction against official municipal and national sources. When a rate or rule changes, the update happens automatically rather than on a periodic review cycle. This is the same monitoring that travel platforms and software vendors depend on to stay accurate everywhere they operate.

One tax engine, every market

Send a location, get the applicable rate, instantly and correctly calculated. Travel platforms and property software embed this calculation directly into their own product, so every booking is taxed correctly without building or maintaining a rate engine in house. It is the same logic behind every rate on this page.

Explore Trippz for Platforms

Frequently asked questions about Trippz

• How can platforms and software vendors use Trippz?

  Trippz provides tourist tax content and a ready made calculation engine through one API. Platforms and software vendors add accurate tax calculation to their product without maintaining a rate database in house. Guest registration and authority connections are available as a separate capability for those who need it.

• How does Trippz keep tourist tax rates current?

  Trippz checks the jurisdictions it covers against official sources and updates rates automatically when a city or country changes them.

  
  

• Which countries and cities does Trippz cover?

  Trippz maintains tourist tax data across a wide range of countries and cities. See the full overview in our tourist tax guides.

• Is Trippz's data and infrastructure secure?

  Yes. Trippz is SOC1 Type 2 and SOC2 Type 2 certified and GDPR compliant, so platforms and software vendors can embed tourist tax calculation without adding security or compliance risk of their own.

• Who uses Trippz for tourist tax?

  Trippz provides tourist tax data and calculation to travel platforms and property software across Europe, including Airbnb, Booking.com and Expedia. The same infrastructure that powers stays booked through the biggest platforms in travel is available to any platform or software vendor through the API.

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