Initial notification and repeat notification

Records to be enclosed for limited coverage:

Operators need to furnish proof regarding the following data:

• insurance from an authorised insurer, bank guarantee or guarantee by a public corporation;
• envisaged sales from offering travel services in a statement signed by a tax consultant (see form to be filled in by tax consultant);
• agreement with the settlement agent;
• information on the payment modes by a statement signed by the tax consultant (see form to be filled in by tax consultant).

Records to be enclosed for unlimited coverage:

• Operators need to furnish proof regarding the following data:
• insurance from an authorised insurer, bank guarantee or guarantee by a public corporation;
• agreement with the settlement agent.

Trade licence

Please note that you need to hold a qualified trade licence before you can register a licence for travel services. Trade licences whose scope includes travel services, i.e. travel agents and hotels/restaurants, qualify. A travel service licence does not extend the scope of the underlying licence: if you operate a hotel/restaurant which entitles you to offer travel services within the meaning of Section 111 (4) 3 of the 1994 Trade Act (GewO 1994), you must not exceed the scope of the hotel/restaurant licence even if you have registered the travel service licence.

Contact

Division for Trade Law: gewerbe@bmaw.gv.at