Tourist tax and guest registration in Estonia A complete guide

With its blend of medieval charm and modern innovation, Estonia offers visitors a unique travel experience. In our tax guide, we cover all the essential details on tourist tax and guest registration: what the rates are, who pays it, how compliance works, and how to manage it effortlessly.

Is there a tax on tourism in Estonia?

These are the current applicable tax rates in Estonia in 2026. To keep the information simple and clear, we present below the rates applicable during the high season and for adults. Estonia currently applies a €0 tourist tax per person per night for all accommodation types, so no tourist tax is charged. These rates are shown for comparison with other jurisdictions.

Accommodation type	Estonia
3 star hotel	€0
3 star short-term rental	€0
Bed & Breakfast	€0
3 star camp site	€0

Last updated: 24 Aug 2026

For hosts

Guest registration in Estonia

When you are a host in Estonia, you are obliged by law to register personal details of your guests.                                   

Registration on a passenger card in Estonia
On the “visitor’s card”, the following details of the guest have to be registered:

• Full name
• Date of birth
• Nationality
• Residential address
• Arrival and departure date
• If applicable: the name, date of birth and citizenship of the spouse or a minor accommodated together with him or her

If the guest is not from Estonia, another state within the European Economic Area or Switzerland, additional information is required: the type and number of a travel document and the state which issued it.

Guest registration of children in Estonia

Children do not have to sign a passenger card individually. Instead, the group leader is allowed to sign a card on behalf of the group.

How Trippz can help you

• VAT on tourism in Estonia

  Currently, Estonia does not impose a tourist tax, but the government is making significant changes to its tax policies, including in the tourism sector. Starting from 2025, the VAT on accommodation services will increase from 9% to 13%, which indirectly impacts tourists by raising the cost of their stays. This change is part of broader tax adjustments aimed at generating revenue for the country.

• Storing of guest registration in Estonia

  As an accommodation provider, it is obliged to store the personal details of your guests for two years. After this period, the administration must be deleted securely.

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.

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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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