Registering visitor accommodation

Post by Gareth, Registration Lead, Welsh Revenue Authority

We are getting closer to opening registration for visitor accommodation providers in Wales. From autumn 2026, anyone who takes bookings for overnight stays in Wales will need to register with the Welsh Revenue Authority (WRA). Before we open registration to everyone, we want to make sure the service works well for all providers. That is why we are inviting a small group of providers to take part in a private beta – an early test of the real service.

Post by Gareth, Registration Lead, Welsh Revenue Authority

Building a new service is about far more than what you see on screen.

From autumn 2026, visitor accommodation providers in Wales will need to register with the Welsh Revenue Authority (WRA). Since the WRA launched in 2018, our approach has always been to support people to get things right first time and we’re applying the same approach to registration. We are working hard to make sure that when registration opens, you have everything you need to complete the process simply, correctly and confidently.

Post by Gareth, Registration Lead, Welsh Revenue Authority

From autumn 2026, visitor accommodation providers in Wales will need to register with the Welsh Revenue Authority (WRA). When you complete your registration, you will receive a unique 8 digit number. Designing that number has been more involved than you might expect.

Post by Gareth, Registration Lead, Welsh Revenue Authority

We’ve been looking at how partnerships will register their visitor accommodation with the Welsh Revenue Authority (WRA). From autumn 2026, anyone who takes bookings for overnight stays in Wales will need to register with us.

For this piece of work, we wanted to focus on the journey from start to finish. We needed to make sure what we’re designing meets user needs and captures all the information required by the policy.

Post by Cath, Senior User Researcher, Welsh Revenue Authority

The Welsh Revenue Authority is creating a new online registration service for visitor accommodation providers in Wales. In this blog post, we share our findings from a recent round of research with Welsh-speaking users.

Post by Gareth, Registration Lead, Welsh Revenue Authority

As we reach the end of 2025, I wanted to take a moment to reflect on the progress we’ve made building Wales’ visitor accommodation registration service. This service will allow all visitor accommodation providers in Wales to register from autumn 2026, and your input has been crucial in shaping it.

Post by Claire, Head of Stakeholder Engagement

Since joining the Welsh Revenue Authority (WRA) 7 months ago, I’ve been working with WRA colleagues to help accommodation providers prepare for a significant change. From autumn 2026, in accordance with Welsh Government policy, anyone who takes bookings for overnight stays in Wales will need to register with the WRA.

Our focus has been on working with accommodation providers, tourism bodies and local authorities to make sure the sector understands what’s coming and to help us shape the service.

Post by Gareth, Registration Lead, Welsh Revenue Authority (WRA)

We have made significant progress over the past 2 weeks, particularly in building new routes through the visitor accommodation registration service. We are now very close to launching an external environment for users to test the service.

From autumn 2026, visitor accommodation providers in Wales will need to register with the WRA.

Post by Gareth, Registration Lead, Welsh Revenue Authority

We’ve reached a significant milestone in building the visitor accommodation registration service. We have now completed the end-to-end ‘simple route’ journey. For the first time, a user can move through the service from start to finish. They can enter their details, add their premises, confirm the information and receive a registration number.

Post by Gareth, Visitor Accommodation Registration Lead

Every 2 weeks, we share what our team has been working on. We’re building the new service for visitor accommodation providers in Wales to register with the WRA.

The team works in 2-week sprints, where we focus on achieving a specific goal. This approach allows us to continuously improve the service and adapt our plans based on what we learn along the way.