Tourist tax rate Gwynedd

Gwynedd covers most of north-west Wales and contains the bulk of Eryri (Snowdonia), including Yr Wyddfa, plus the Llŷn Peninsula and the Cambrian coast. Visitors base themselves in Caernarfon, Porthmadog, Pwllheli, Abersoch, Barmouth, Dolgellau and Aberdyfi. It also has the highest proportion of Welsh speakers of any council area in Wales.

Is Gwynedd introducing a tourist tax?

Not yet, and it is not decided. Cyngor Gwynedd voted on 14 May 2026 to consult the public on a Visitor Levy — a decision about whether to ask the question, not whether to introduce the levy. The consultation ran from 20 May to 26 July 2026 and drew almost 7,000 responses. The report went to Full Council on 24 September 2026, but no decision was made. The council's own guidance, last updated 1 October 2026, says it is still considering a levy.

If Gwynedd approves the levy, it must give the Welsh Revenue Authority 12 months' notice, so the earliest possible start date is 1 October 2027. The rates would be the national ones: £1.30 per person per night for hotels, cottages, caravans and glamping, and £0.75 for tent pitches and shared dormitory rooms, where under-18s are exempt.

One thing is already certain regardless of the outcome: registering your accommodation with the WRA is mandatory across the whole of Wales. Registration opened on 1 October 2026 and closes on 31 March 2027.

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 the use of Trippz

• Is Trippz for Hosts still available?

  Trippz for Hosts, the self-serve app for individual hosts and small property managers, is closed to new individual customers. The service ends on 31 December 2026. Software companies that serve hosts and want to use our services can reach out to us through hello@trippz.com.

• 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.