Hotel Registration and Licences in Georgia (2026)

There is no separate licence for hotel activity in Georgia. A restaurant, a pool and a casino may need separate registration or a licence. Confirm the hotel's duties under the Law on Tourism with a lawyer.

What a hotel needs

Requirement	Mandatory	Comment
Reporting data to the National Tourism Administration	On start, end and changes	Article 11¹, check with a lawyer
Registration under the Law on Tourism	Tour operators, travel agents, guides	Hotels not found, check with a lawyer
Licence for hotel activity	No	There is no separate licence
Star classification	No, voluntary	Hotelstars Union through the hotel federation
Restaurant, pool, casino	May be needed	Separate registration or a licence, check with a lawyer
Consent for a chain brand	If the hotel uses a chain brand	Consent of the brand owner

What the Law on Tourism requires

The Law of Georgia on Tourism No. 3969 requires tour operators, travel agents, guides and providers of certain services to register. We did not find accommodation providers (hotels) in the law's list of entities that must register. Confirm this point with a lawyer.

For accommodation providers, the law sets a duty to report data to the National Tourism Administration. This applies at the start and end of activity and on changes (Article 11¹, check with a lawyer).

From 1 June 2026, the registration of tour operators, travel agents and guides moves to the National Tourism Administration database.

Fines for operating without registration are 500 GEL, and 1,000 GEL for a repeat offence. They apply to activities that must be registered. Check with a lawyer whether they apply to a hotel.

Star classification

Star classification is voluntary. Hotelstars Union carries it out through the hotel federation.

Restaurant, pool and casino

These parts of a hotel may need separate registration or a licence. Check this with a lawyer.

Chain brand

If the hotel operates under a chain brand, the brand owner's consent to use the brand is needed.

Health insurance for tourists

From 1 January 2026, foreign tourists must have mandatory health insurance. The cover is at least 30,000 GEL.

The insurance is checked at entry. The sanction for not having it is refusal of entry.

Check the list of exemptions and the number of the government resolution with a lawyer.

Guest registration

The Law on Tourism has no duty to register guests with state bodies. Check this with a lawyer.

Local fees

There is no resort fee for guests in Batumi. The Law on Local Fees includes a cleaning fee and construction fees.

Check the current version of the law with a lawyer.

Check with a lawyer

• Which data the hotel reports to the National Tourism Administration, and when.
• Whether the registration duty and the fines for its absence apply to a hotel.
• Whether the restaurant, pool and casino need separate registration or licences.
• Whether there is any duty to register guests with state bodies.
• Which local fees apply under the current version of the law.
• Whether the brand owner has consented, if the hotel uses a chain brand.