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, with information and drop-in sessions from Caernarfon and Cricieth to Bala, Abersoch and Aberdyfi. The findings go to Full Council on 24 September 2026, which is the body that decides.

If Gwynedd approves the levy, it must give the Welsh Revenue Authority 12 months' notice, and a levy can only begin on 1 April or 1 October. That puts the earliest possible start date at 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. Gwynedd would not collect the money itself — the WRA administers the levy nationally, and the council decides how the local income is spent, with beaches, town centres, cultural attractions and the Welsh language all named as priorities.

One thing is already certain regardless of the outcome: registering your accommodation with the WRA becomes mandatory across the whole of Wales, opening in October 2026 and closing in spring 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

• 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.