Hungarian hospitality compliance guide
Hungary hospitality compliance and regulations
Hungarian accommodation providers deal with three separate reporting requirements: NTAK (tourism data), VIZA (guest registration) and NAV (invoice reporting). SabeeApp connects to all three.
VIZA
NAVQuick facts
NTAK at a glance
- Regulation
- NTAK — Nemzeti Turisztikai Adatszolgáltató Központ
- Authority
- Hungarian Tourism Agency (MTÜ)
- Applies to
- Providers with more than 8 rooms (16-person capacity) or above
- Reporting method
- Exclusively through NTAK-compatible PMS software
- Frequency
- Real-time and daily data submission
The regulation
What is NTAK?
NTAK is a digital reporting system run by the Hungarian Tourism Agency (MTÜ) to collect anonymised traffic and statistical data from accommodations across the country, in real time. The stated aims go beyond data collection: reducing the administrative and tax burden on accommodation providers, eventually replacing separate data submissions to the National Tax Authority, the Central Statistical Office and Artisjus, and phasing out the mandatory paper guest register, with a long-term target of 50 million guest nights by 2030.
For hotels, the practical requirement is straightforward but non-negotiable: if your property is above the size threshold, you can only report to NTAK through PMS software that's built to connect to it. There's no manual or paper-based alternative.
NTAK reporting sits alongside a related shift in the sector: since 1 January 2020, VAT on accommodation services in Hungary dropped from 18% to 5%, part of the same push to formalise and digitise reporting across the industry.
SabeeApp PMS
NTAK
SabeeApp is built as NTAK-compatible PMS software, so once your property is connected, guest and stay data reports to NTAK automatically as reservations move through your system — daily, at check-in and check-out, and as new bookings come in, with the underlying guest data anonymised throughout.
Your team enters guest details once, at check-in, and NTAK compliance happens in the background rather than as a daily administrative task. Registration itself happens on the NTAK Portal (ntak.hu) during your property's registration window; the full guide below walks through exactly what's needed.
Second requirement
VIZA — Closed Guest Information Database
Hungary also requires VIZA reporting, separate from NTAK. VIZA (Zárt Vendégadat-nyilvántartó Rendszer, the Closed Guest Information Database) stores mandated guest personal data from all accommodations in Hungary, in place since 1 September 2021. Accommodation providers must retain guest data through the end of the following year. The system uses multiple asymmetric encryption, and police may search it only for crime prevention and law enforcement purposes, not general access.
Its stated purpose is supporting public order, public safety, border management, and compliance checks tied to third-country nationals and freedom of movement, rather than tourism statistics like NTAK.
- Regulation
- VIZA — Closed Guest Information Database
- In effect since
- 1 September 2021
- Authority / purpose
- Public order, public safety, border management, protection of rights, security and property
- Data retention
- Through the end of the following calendar year
- Official site
- vizainfo.hu
SabeeApp transfers guest document data from your PMS directly to the VIZA database. Unlike NTAK reporting, this integration carries its own monthly fee, separate from your core SabeeApp subscription.
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FAQ
Frequently asked questions
The requirement applies to accommodation providers above 8 rooms (16-person capacity). Smaller properties should confirm their specific obligation with the Hungarian Tourism Agency, since thresholds and rules can be updated.
No. NTAK reporting is only possible through NTAK-compatible PMS software. There's no manual submission route for properties required to report.
NTAK receives anonymised guest data (gender, birth year, citizenship, postal code), not names or passport numbers, alongside booking, charge and payment details. The full guide above breaks down exactly what's reported and when.
Both are covered step by step in the linked NTAK knowledge base above, not repeated here.
No. NTAK collects anonymised tourism and statistical data for the Hungarian Tourism Agency. VIZA is a separate system storing identifiable guest data for public order, safety and border management purposes, accessible to police only for crime prevention and law enforcement.
Yes. Per the SabeeApp marketplace listing, VIZA carries its own monthly fee, separate from your core subscription.
Any property issuing invoices, corrective invoices or cancellation invoices under VAT Law invoicing rules must report them to NAV. This has been mandatory since 4 January 2021.
This page is for general guidance only and is not legal advice. Requirements change; always confirm current rules with the Hungarian Tourism Agency (MTÜ).