Important information before travelling

Information on the mandatory registration of guests' personal data

Dear Guest,

We hereby inform you that according to the legislation in force*, after 1 September 2021, all guests using accommodation services in Hungary must have their personal data registered by the accommodation provider in the accommodation management software via a document scanner and then transferred to a storage space, the Closed Guest Information Database (VIZA).

The data to be recorded:

surname and forename
surname and forename at birth
place of birth
date of birth
sex of guest
nationality
mother's name and surname at birth (if included in the identification document)
identity card or travel document identification data
for third-country nationals**, visa or residence permit number, date and place of entry

In order to register the data, the guest using the accommodation service shall present to the accommodation provider his/her identity card, driving license or travel document which can be used for identification purposes. Failing such presentation, the accommodation provider shall refuse to provide the accommodation. The accommodation provider is authorized by law to request the guest's identity document and the guest is requested to present it.
Please check that you have the necessary photo identification to use our services before travelling.
Thank you for your kind understanding and cooperation!

*LEGISLATION IN FORCE:

Act CLVI of 2016 on State Tasks for the Development of Tourist Areas;
Government Decree 235/2019 (X. 15.) on the implementation of the Act on the State Tasks of the Development of Tourist Areas;
Government Decree 414/2015 (XII. 23.) on the issuance of identity cards and the rules for the registration of uniform facial images and signatures

**Third-country national: any person as defined in Act II of 2007 on the entry and residence of third-country nationals.