Any establishment of a commercial nature which receives passing customers or residents without making it their residence, and mainly provides them with accommodation services accompanied by related services.
The hotel establishment can be endowed, considering its type and its location, of facilities which assure the restoration, the diversion, the excursion, the revitalization, the medication, the luxury, the rest, the sport, the conferences and all other activities related to tourism.
Subject to Executive Decree No: 19/158 of 24 Chaaban 1440 corresponding to April 30, 2019 defining hotel establishments and setting the terms of their operation, classification and approval of their manager.
The hotel establishments are:
An establishment that offers rental accommodation units, in the form of rooms and possibly suites, located in a building and / or in residential structures.
It can also provide catering and entertainment services.
The hotels are classified in Cinque (5) categories.
It also provides various trade, catering, recreation, games, sports and leisure services.
Tourist complexes or holiday villages are classified into three (3) categories.
It can also provide catering and leisure services.
Apart-hotels or hotel residences are classified into three (3) categories.
It may provide catering and entertainment services.
Motels or truck stops are classified into three (3) categories.
It can also offer sites equipped with accommodation equipment for campers, fixed or mobile.
It must include collective health and catering services.
Tourist campsites are classified into three (3) categories.
Tourism and Travel Agency: any commercial enterprise which carries out a permanent tourist activity consisting in selling, directly or indirectly, tours and individual or group stays as well as all related services.
The Tourism and Travel Agency is referred to in the text as “the agency”.
Tourist restaurants with facilities and equipment corresponding to a certain level of comfort and service and intended to provide a clientele with meals of all kinds, with or without entertainment.
Tourist restaurants are classified into four (4) categories.
The formula “the residence at the inhabitant” is considered as the mode by which the owner of the habitat makes available to one or more people for a financial consideration and temporarily all or part of its property attached to the provision of services, and the habitat must be furnished and meet safety, health and hygiene conditions.
The formula “the residence at the inhabitant” is considered as the mode by which the owner of the habitat makes available to one or more people for a financial consideration and temporarily all or part of its property attached to the provision of services, and the habitat must be furnished and meet safety, health and hygiene conditions.To place a private residence under the residence permit form, the resident must meet the following conditions:
1) The housing object of tourist accommodation can be a single house or an apartment in a collective residential building, with the exception of hangars, garages and unfinished accommodation.
2) The owner has the right to rent all or part of his property to the same person or family or to several tourists individually, in the case of guest houses, provided that the total number of tenants does not exceed 15 individuals and the number of bedrooms is 5.
3) The temporary nature of the rental is necessary, as the rental period should correspond to the tourist’s period of residence without being considered permanent residence.
4) The owner can rent part or all of his house in the event that he does not occupy the house during the rental period, provided that the house in question is his habitual residence and not a property intended for rental .
5) Residence with the resident must be accompanied by a minimum number of services guaranteed by the owner, the nature of which is determined by mutual agreement between the two parties, provided that a personal welcome is required by the owner.
6) The furniture designates the minimum equipment which allows the tenant a comfortable stay during his stay. Also, the rooms made available to tenants must comply with sanitary conditions, and the rest of the equipment can be the subject of an agreement between the owner and the tenant.
7) The need for housing allocated to rental to respect the rules of hygiene, safety and purity.
It should be noted that this activity is organized into two categories, a national tourist guide and a local tourist guide.
• Guide and guide investors in taking and following the appropriate procedures during the realization stages. • Assistance in obtaining a building permit.
• Help ease the process for obtaining a bank loan
• Extension of the term of the loan.
• Intervention with all government departments related to investment.
Support and accompaniment of institutions prepared for the needs of tourist institutions and project leaders, through:
– A financial support system, training aid, overall promotion of quality, the creation of a new financing instrument for tourism investments, such as the creation of the Tourism Investment Bank