Tourist rental registration in Canarias

How and where a tourist rental is registered in Canarias, how guests are reported and how long the registration lasts.

Registration

Registro General Turístico de Canarias

Registration

Registro General Turístico de Canarias

A declaración responsable (sworn compliance statement) filed with the Cabildo Insular (island council) → registration in the Registro General Turístico de Canarias → the number is mandatory on every listing (procedure SICAC 5548).

Source: sede.gobiernodecanarias.org

Vivienda vacacional (VV — "holiday home"), whole-unit, marketed through tourist channels.

Guest registration

System: SES.Hospedajes, reported within 24h of arrival.

Source: boe.es

Expiry

The declaración responsable is valid for 5 years (10 years on El Hierro, La Gomera and La Palma and in demographic-challenge municipalities), renewable only if all requirements are still met and the zone still allows the use. The registration lapses if the property isn't rented out for more than 1 consecutive year. Licenses are not transferable when the property is sold.

Verified on 25 Sept 2026

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