A registration number in your listing, entering the guest within 24 hours, one system instead of two registers. What eTurista promises, what of it already applies today (nothing) and what to do in the meantime.
More dates circulate around eTurista than around anything else in our field. “Launch on 1 July 2026, mandatory registration from 1 October 2026.” “From 2026 it replaces the guest register.” “Without a registration number, Airbnb will switch off your listing.” None of this is true. Here's how things really stand.
What eTurista is supposed to be
A central register of accommodation facilities and short-term accommodation units, being prepared by the Czech Ministry for Regional Development. According to the text of the draft law, it would bring:
- a registration number for each unit, mandatory in the listing on the platform,
- entering the guest within 24 hours of check-in into a single system that would merge the evidenční kniha (guest register) for the municipality and the domovní kniha (house book) for the police,
- automatic transfer of data to municipalities (poplatek z pobytu, the local tourist tax) and to the cizinecká policie (Foreign Police), and eventually to the tax administration too,
- raising the cap on the tourist tax from CZK 50 to CZK 100.
The motivation is clear: today there are two registers, two sets of records and zero automatic data exchange between municipalities, the police and the platforms. Merging it into one system would actually take work off hosts' hands — if it were done well.
Why this is connected to the European Union
EU Regulation 2024/1028 on data collection and sharing relating to short-term rental services applies from 20 May 2026. It introduces registration numbers and monthly data transfers by platforms. The catch: obligations for hosts arise only where the member state has introduced a registration procedure. The Czech Republic hasn't. Without the eTurista law, the regulation therefore practically doesn't bind Czech hosts, and neither Airbnb nor Booking has anything to verify in the Czech Republic.
Where it's stuck
The government bill from the previous parliamentary term died before its third reading with the 2025 elections. A new bill from members of parliament (parliamentary print 106) was submitted in February 2026, received a negative opinion from the government in March, and at the beginning of September 2026 didn't even pass its first reading. Meanwhile, the ministry talks about its own bill and launching the register “from 2027” — without a specific date.
In parallel, a new Foreigners Act is being prepared (print 144), which would exempt hosts registering guests in eTurista from reporting to UbyPort (the Foreign Police reporting system) and shorten the retention period for the house book to 3 years. The proposed effective date is 1 January 2029. That isn't in force yet either.
So what applies today
| Obligation | Status as of September 2026 |
|---|---|
| Registration number in the listing | doesn't apply, no register exists |
| Reporting foreigners | UbyPort, within 3 working days, unchanged |
| Guest register and house book | both, 6 years from the last entry, unchanged |
| Tourist tax | cap of CZK 50, according to the municipal ordinance |
| Power of municipalities to limit the number of rental days | doesn't exist in any law in force or under discussion |
Websites claiming that eTurista is already running are rewriting the text of a bill that hasn't been passed.
What to do in the meantime
Nothing extra — and don't skip anything. The best preparation for eTurista is to have what applies today in order: UbyPort registration, both registers kept continuously, and online check-in that gives you guests' details in advance. The bill counts on the guest being entered within 24 hours of check-in. Anyone who collects details only at the door or after departure will struggle with a deadline like that. Anyone who has them from check-in in advance won't even notice the change.
Once the register exists, we'll add an integration to Ubyo. Until then, we're not changing anything and we won't ask you for any registration number.
Marco, founder of Ubyo — He has been running apartments in Prague for over seven years and wrote Ubyo because he didn’t want to do any of this by hand.
For information only, not legal or tax advice — always discuss your specific situation with a professional. This article is a translation of the Czech original.
