Is there a tourist tax in Andalusia, Seville and Cádiz in 2026? What accommodation owners should know

Updated 8 November 2026

Travellers and owners often ask whether a tourist tax must be charged in Seville or on the Costa de la Luz. This guide sums up the situation as of 8 November 2026, with the sources at the end. Anything that comes from the press is flagged as such. It is not legal or tax advice: for a specific case, ask your adviser.

The short answer

No. As of 8 November 2026 we found no Andalusian law or municipal by-law creating a tax or charge for overnight stays in Andalusia. A hotel, apartment or tourist rental in Seville, Cádiz, Tarifa, Vejer, Conil, Barbate or Zahara de los Atunes has nothing to collect on this account.

Do not add an Andalusian «tourist tax» to your rates or website: it does not exist and it confuses guests.
If one is ever approved, it will have to be published in the BOJA (the regional gazette) and in each town's by-law, with a start date.
Before an important decision, check the BOJA search: this guide is updated, but not daily.

Why a town hall cannot create one on its own

Spanish town halls can only levy the taxes on the closed list of the Local Finance Act (Royal Legislative Decree 2/2004), and that list includes none on tourist stays. Local taxation is a national competence (Article 133 of the Constitution).

Other regions have used a regional law creating their own tax and allowing municipal surcharges (the Galician and Catalan model).
Calling it a «fee» changes nothing: a fee pays for a specific service; a charge for sleeping in a town is technically a tax.
Recent example: in July 2026 the High Court of the Canary Islands struck down Mogán's «fee» (0.15 euros per person per night) as a disguised tax. The ruling was not final when reported.

What the regional government says

The decision lies with the Junta de Andalucía and the Andalusian Parliament. According to the press, neither the previous nor the current government wants one:

President Juanma Moreno said in August 2025 that he prefers a common nationwide tax and would respect an agreement between town halls and the industry if one were reached (EFE).
After the May 2026 election, the tourism department is headed by Manuel Gavira (Vox), who kept rejecting it in August and September 2026 (press).
We found no Andalusian bill or draft bill on the subject.

Seville: the city's request

Seville's mayor, José Luis Sanz, has been asking since 2024 for a way to charge visitors and repeated it in August 2026. According to the press, he met the regional tourism minister on 18 September 2026 and the answer was still no.

There is no approved Seville by-law and no official amount.
Seville's hotel association has opposed it (press, August 2026).
The 2024 idea of charging tourists to enter Plaza de España was something else: access to a monument, not a charge per night, and it was not applied.

Cádiz province and the Costa de la Luz

In Cádiz city, the council approved a motion in January 2024 asking the regional government for the legal tools to apply one in the future (press). It creates no charge.

In Tarifa, Vejer, Conil, Barbate (Zahara de los Atunes) and Chiclana we found no formal requests for a tourist tax. Not finding them does not prove there are none.
Vejer was declared a Tourist Municipality of Andalusia (BOJA no. 237, 10 December 2025). It is a support scheme under Law 13/2011 and involves no charge to visitors.

Where Spain does charge one in 2026

So you can answer foreign guests, who often compare:

Catalonia: tax on stays in tourist establishments (Law 5/2017, amended by Law 2/2026, in force since 1 April 2026), with a municipal surcharge in Barcelona.
Balearic Islands: tourist stay tax (Law 2/2016).
Galicia: regional tax with an optional surcharge by each town (Law 5/2024); applied by Santiago de Compostela and A Coruña, among others.
Basque Country: approved by the three provincial councils in June 2026, effective from 1 January 2027.
Asturias had a draft bill in 2026; we have not confirmed it was passed.

What you do have to comply with in Andalusia

Even without a tax, every stay carries obligations sometimes confused with one:

Guest registration in the Interior Ministry's SES.HOSPEDAJES (Royal Decree 933/2021): a data report, not a charge.
Registration in the Andalusian Tourism Register, with the code shown in advertising.
Complaint forms available to guests, on paper and through Hoj@.

Why this also matters for AI

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Frequently asked questions

Is there a tourist tax in Seville in 2026?

No. As of 8 November 2026 there is none. The mayor has asked for one, but it would need a law from the Andalusian government, which has not passed one.

Do I have to pay a tourist tax in Cádiz, Tarifa or Zahara de los Atunes?

No. There is no tourist tax anywhere in Cádiz province or the rest of Andalusia.

Can an Andalusian town create its own tourist tax?

Not on its own: Spain's local finance law does not allow it. It would take a regional law or a change in national law.

Sources

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