Hotels

1. Application for a Hotel Registration and Accommodation license is to be submitted online via [email protected]
2. Please submit all the following documents in the Application checklist below together with the online application form (signed). As of 1st November 2022, the Belize Tourism Board no longer accepts incomplete application submissions.

1. Completed Application Form
2. Ownership Land Title, Conveyance or Other
3. Business Name Certificate of Registration
4. Certificate of Incorporation, Memorandum of Association and Article of Shares
5. Certified copy of Certificate of Good Standing from Companies Registry
6. Central Building Authority – Occupancy Certification (every 4 years)
7. Department of Environment  –  Environmental Clearance
8. Fire Department No Objection Report
9. Public Health Standards Inspection
10. Food Establishment Certification (if the property has a restaurant)
11. Trade License Certificate from Town Board (if located in town/city)
12. Letter of Support from Village Council (if located in village)
13. Liquor License (if the property sells alcohol)
14. Emergency Preparedness Plan
15. Social Security Board Registration Record
16. Owners Passport Particulars
17. Letter of Appointment & Authorization for the Manager
18. Residency of Work Permit for Foreigner (Managers only)
19. The Management Entity’s Rental Agreement
20. Declaration of Service Charge Scheme
21. Pictures of the Overall Facilities (1 front, 1 back, 1 office, 1 room)
22.  Ministry of Trade and Investment – Gaming License.
23. Rental Space Inventory Form
24. Quality Assurance Inspection
25. Application Fee

1. Vetting & Processing of Completed Application Documents – 2 to 3 weeks
2. Thereafter minimum of 4 weeks from the pre-opening inspection date

1.  A pre-opening inspection will be carried out to ascertain the hotel/ property is ready for operations. Checks will include, but are not limited to:

• Furniture and fittings in most rooms
• Clearly visible hotel frontage & signage
• Reception counter or area for receiving guests

2.  Processing of the application will take a minimum of four weeks from the pre-opening inspection date.
3.  You will be informed via e-mail if your application has been approved.
4.  After the application has been approved, you will receive an email to that the License will be ready after 5 business days.
5.  The Hotel Registration and Accommodation License should be displayed in a conspicuous place, preferably at the Reception Counter of the hotel.

(i) Hotel – $25.00 plus $5.00 for each room
Note: Since the license is valid for 2 years the charge per room becomes $10.00

As tourism stakeholders, your partnership is important to the continued growth of our Belize tourism industry.

The Belize Tourism Board (BTB) is legislated by the Laws of Belize to collect and manage tourist accommodation tax. This 9% tourist accommodation tax is used to effectively and efficiently fulfill the BTB’s mandated operations for sustaining, marketing and developing Belize’s tourism industry.

Hotels and Tourist Accommodations are required to collect this  9%  tax from each guest, on behalf of the Government of Belize. This tax is then paid to the BTB.

For any questions related to Hotel taxes feel free to contact Mr. Stanley Francis, Senior Tax Auditor, at email: [email protected] call us at 227-2420.