How to appear on your destination's official tourism website (2026)

Updated: 10 November 2026

Official tourism websites and public registers are sources read by travellers, search engines and AI assistants. Being properly registered with up-to-date details is the foundation. This guide sums up what we could check on 10 November 2026 on official pages from Andalusia, Portugal, Tuscany and Greece, and flags what we could not confirm. Nobody can guarantee that a search engine or an AI will show you.

The short answer

The essentials:

Andalusia: the Andalusian Tourism Register is «public and free» and is meant to «facilitate the promotion activities» of the tourism administration (Decree 143/2014, art. 2).
Portugal and the Algarve: the RNT brings together the RNET (tourist establishments) and the RNAL (local accommodation), which can be searched; platforms must show the registration number.
Tuscany: Make is the «single access point» to regional promotion and lets you publish your business on VisitTuscany.com; the CIN is mandatory in every listing.
Greece: the ΜΗΤΕ number is mandatory in all advertising, websites included (law 4070/2012); in 2021 the GNTO offered free registration on visitgreece.gr.
Not confirmed: the exact requirements to appear on andalucia.org, visitalgarve.pt or visitportugal.com.

Andalusia: the Tourism Register

What Decree 143/2014 says:

Art. 2.1: the Register is administrative in nature and «public and free»; anyone can consult its entries, subject to data protection law.
Art. 2.2 c): one of its purposes is to facilitate promotion, programming and planning by the tourism administration.
Art. 8.2 a): each entry has an alphanumeric code. The decree does not require it in advertising.
Not confirmed: that andalucia.org lists only registered properties, or requirements published by the Cádiz, Huelva or Seville tourism boards. Ask your provincial board.

Portugal and the Algarve: RNET and RNAL

What Turismo de Portugal says:

The National Tourism Register has four registers (RNET, RNAVT, RNAAT and RNAL) searchable by entity, region and type.
RNET: hotels and other tourist establishments with a valid opening title; registered by the owner or operator within 30 days; the number goes on the plate and must appear on platforms that sell the property.
Local accommodation: prior notice on the Balcão do Empreendedor; registered if the municipality does not object within 60 working days (90 in containment areas). Platforms must «require and display» the number.
Not confirmed: how to request a listing on visitalgarve.pt or visitportugal.com, whether they require the RNET/RNAL number and whether it costs anything.

Tuscany and Italy: Make and the CIN

What we could read:

Make, by Fondazione Sistema Toscana and Toscana Promozione Turistica (November 2025), is the destination management system: you can publish your business, offers and events on VisitTuscany.com and at IAT tourist offices.
CIN: requested on the Ministry of Tourism's BDSR with SPID or CIE; it must be displayed outside the property and in every listing, your own website included (summary by the Comune di Castellina in Chianti).
Fines quoted in that summary (2024): €800 to €8,000 without a CIN; €500 to €5,000 for not displaying it.
Not confirmed: whether Make asks for the CIN and whether it is free (visittuscany.com's accreditation document could not be opened).

Greece: ΜΗΤΕ and visitgreece.gr

What we could read:

Law 4070/2012, art. 165.3: the ΜΗΤΕ registry number must appear in all advertising by tourism businesses, websites and blogs included; fine of €1,000.
In April 2021 the GNTO invited tourism businesses to register free of charge on visitgreece.gr with the «Business Registration» form (GTP, press, 1-4-2021).
Not confirmed: whether that registration is still open and free in 2026, and whether it asks for ΜΗΤΕ or ΑΜΑ.

If you run a property in these destinations

What to check:

That your registration number (RTA code, RNET/RNAL, CIN or ΜΗΤΕ) is valid and identical on your website, profiles and listings.
That name, address, category and capacity match the official register: that is what travellers check and what search engines and AI can read.
Travellers ask AI things like «registered stays in Tavira» or «hotel with a CIN in Chianti»: consistent data helps answer, with no guarantee.
Ask your local or provincial tourism office how to get a listing on their website and whether it costs anything.

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Frequently asked questions

Is registering in the Andalusian Tourism Register free?

Decree 143/2014 (art. 2.1) says the Register is «public and free».

Does andalucia.org list only registered properties?

We could not confirm this on an official page. The Register is, however, meant to facilitate promotion by the tourism administration.

Do I have to show the RNAL number in Portugal?

Turismo de Portugal says platforms must require and display the registration number and that unregistered properties cannot be advertised.

Where do I put the CIN in Italy?

Outside the property and in every listing, your own website included, according to the Comune di Castellina in Chianti summary.

Does an official listing guarantee appearing in AI?

No. These are official sources that search engines and AI can read, but nobody can guarantee they will show you.

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