Tourist Plaques ( again- sorry )

Legislation on the display of tourist plaques were issued in Feb 2025 and came into effect 1st July last year with fines up to €750 for failing to display them. Those with short term tourist licenses only. To be displayed at the entrance to the property but can be inside or outside.

Thank you. So this applies to 9/10 days & nights only? Is anyone likely to check to see if plaques have been put in place? Do you know anyone who has been fined?

So what if anyone has or hasn't been fined - you've been told about the requirements on two separate threads.

You either comply with the requirements (if they apply to you) or you don't and you take the risk. 

For the sake of a cost of a plaque - probably about 1 night of tourist rental - I don't understand the point of avoiding it. Especially when you can put it in your property so it's not visible to anyone walking past who may have nefarious intentions.

Failure to display the required, official tourist plaque (or properly advertise the registration number) in the Valencian Community can result in severe penalties under Decree 9/2024. Consequences range from fines of €10,000 to €600,000 for serious violations, potential loss of the rental license, and forced closure of the rental property. Authorities can force the closure of the establishment and remove it from the DOGV official Tourism Registry.

In Valencia region, where you are, plaques have been a requirement for many years, it is NOT new.  ALL properties with a Tourist License are required to display them - they are a pretty permanent fixture, you don't stick it up and take it down, you put it up and leave it up.  It can be displayed inside or outside but needs to be by the main entrance.  I sent you the full details last time you asked with correct and official links. 

Yes, failure to display does carry a fine.  The Tourist License does not cover seasonal letting, which currently in Valencia region is anything more than 10 nights, but seasonal letting cannot be used for holiday purposes anyway, only Licensed holiday lets can be, so the plaque only relates to holidays as per your License.

Translate this document for ALL the requirements on Tourist lets.  

https://www.gva.es/descarregues/2024/10/84761-Preguntas_frecuentes_(FAQs)_viviendas_de_uso_turistico_17-10-2024.pdf?fbclid=IwY2xjawHHwmpleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHRXRATXsU_2hdiGe1umSv7iFLPHsHXyOAz5lHIQqsHpaPsW-UrWx1Qr6qQ_aem_4tanCNWIpwU1ycYmdylxCw

Relevent section (which is unchanged from the 2018 guide):

26. Is it necessary to display any distinctive sign?

Yes, tourist accommodation registered in the Tourism Registry of the Valencian Community will display a visible vinyl sticker in red Pantone 485 at the entrance, either inside or outside. It will measure 200x276 mm, approximately 6 microns thick and cut by plotter with corners with a radius of 10 mm. At the top, a space is reserved for the registration number in the Registry of each accommodation, with the contour of a key ring in the shape of a house.

For rural tourist accommodation, the adhesive vinyl will be brown Pantone 483 and with the contour of a key ring in the shape of a house with a chimney.

The badge will contain the institutional logo of the Valencian Community, the border print, symbols and registration number in the Registry in white.

Access to the distinctive format can be found at the following link:

https://cindi.gva.es/es/web/turisme/distintius

Sorry but the requirement for the TouristLicense plaque has been around for at least 8 years as it is listed in the 2018 official guide on License requirements, and the requirements on that haven't changed.  I can't remember what year it actually came into being though, it may have been as early as 2015 when Tourist Licenses became compulsory for all holiday lets.  

What you are propbably referring to is the requirement for the NRA/NRUA that came into effect on 1st July 2025.  The NRUA is not a letting license and there is no plaque required for it either.  The NRUA is a national registration number required for advertising on platforms and there are two types, one for holiday lets that incorporates the Tourist License number, and one for seasonal lets (which is for non-tourist lettings only).

The plaque is required for all licensed holiday lets, and all holiday letting is restricted currently in Valencia region to max 10 days(nights).  anyone wishing to stay longer must have a valid reason for a seasonal let contract and the let must be LAU compliant (urban leasing regulations).  if wanting to holiday for longer than 10 nights the guests need to move property before the 11th 24 hour period commences.

The plaque is not new, it has been required for many years.  If the authorities had reason to check your property and it is not there then they would fine you for non-compliance, but if they were checking your property then chances are that would be the least of your worries as other non-compliance issues carry much higher fines.  Yes, fines of many thousands have been issued for non-compliance to owners caught flouting the regulations, and breaching the 10 day(night) stay for holiday purposes is a very big fine.

Isn't the NRUA the one the OP is talking about? Yes, tourist license plaques were brought in under DGOV 2/2017 in 2017 but he says the council has now brought this in as a new rule. I was under the impression that the NRUA number was to be included in the plaque in Feb 2025 and made compulsory from July 1st 2025.

I thought that's the one the OP was talking about since the Tourist plaque has been around so long I'd have thought everyone would know about it but the ne NRUA one is fairly new (though not just recent).

"From July 1, 2025, all tourist and seasonal rentals in the Valencia region must display a new National Unique Registration Number (NRUA/NRA) on their property plaque and advertisements. This mandatory number, which applies to all properties regardless of when their license was obtained, aims to enhance regulation and safety.

Key Details for NRUA in Valencia:

• Mandatory Inclusion: The NRUA must be visible on the physical plaque outside the property and in all online listings (Airbnb, Booking, etc.).
• Purpose: The new system integrates local Valencia licenses with a national database to control tourist accommodation growth and ensure compliance with municipal rules.
• Validity Requirement: To obtain this, owners must ensure their existing Valencian Tourist License (VUT) is valid, which now requires a Town Hall urbanistic compatibility report (often valid for five years).
• Registration Process: Property owners must register their property and obtain this unique identifier via the official national registry system, which is being finalized in 2025."

The NRUA number is about 3,792 character long, so it wouldn't fit on any plaque.

I jest - but it is about 50 digits long if you include all the 0s in the middle and also the repetition of the tourist licence number at the end. Checking some paperwork I have and anonymising the numbers with simply 1s, it's this long:

TU00000101100011111100000000000000000VT 111111-A1