Mexico City Gives Hosts & Platforms like Airbnb 30 Days to Register

ByShelma Navarrete

This article by Shelma Navarrete originally appeared in the May 21, 2026 edition of Expansión Política.

Hosts and temporary accommodation platforms like Airbnb will have only 30 days to register with the Mexico City Government through the website estanciaeventual.cdmx.gob.mx

“Platforms and hosts will have 30 days to register. The digital registration systems being presented today are simple, agile, and transparent; this system provides guarantees, protects rights, and offers legal security to both guests and hosts,” announced the Head of Government, Clara Brugada, this Thursday.

The registration deadline is June 20, amidst the World Cup being held in the capital, which will host five matches between June 11 and July 5, a period in which the arrival of 1.1 million tourists is expected, according to the Mexico City Hotel Association.

“Tourism cannot grow at the expense of the right to housing, nor at the expense of the displacement of people, neighbors or communities.”

This is despite the fact that the reform to the Tourism Law of Mexico City establishes that once the platform is enabled, hosts would have a period of 90 days, while for tourist accommodation platforms a term of 30 days was established.

“From the date of creation of the electronic system for the registration of Hosts, they will have a period of ninety calendar days to register and incorporate their properties into said Registry, as well as to register their certificate and folio within the Platforms in which they are offering their properties,” indicates the reform to the Tourism Law published in April 2024.

Brugada noted that there are an estimated 30,000 homes designated for temporary housing, concentrated especially in the municipalities in the center of the capital.

“We want to be clear, we promote responsible tourism that respects the urban environment, tourism that contributes to shared prosperity and community roots, tourism that is not synonymous with displacement or the expulsion of neighbors, residents, or people,” the mayor of the capital city stated.

According to data from the independent platform Inside Airbnb, there are currently 26,294 Airbnb tourist accommodations in Mexico City , of which 17,130 are entire homes (65.1%) and 8,822 are private rooms (33.6%).

Municipalities with the most Airbnb listings

Cuauhtémoc: 12,171 (45.0%)
Miguel Hidalgo: 4,421 (16.3%)
Benito Juárez: 2,994 (11.1%)

The Mexico City Tourism Secretariat will have a team of officials who will help hosts with registration, providing assistance at their offices located at Avenida Nuevo León 56, Hipódromo neighborhood, Cuauhtémoc borough.

The mayor announced that the Legal Counsel’s Office will provide swift and specialized assistance to citizens who report illegal or irregular practices related to tourist accommodations. Reports will be received at their offices located at Xocongo 131, Colonia Tránsito, Cuauhtémoc borough. Simultaneously, staff will be deployed in the field, the mayor announced.

“During the World Cup, we will immediately deploy a legal defense and support team to prevent and address any temporary accommodation practices that violate rights,” he said.

Brugada assured that the goal is to prevent a disproportionate increase in housing prices as well as temporary accommodations during the World Cup in Mexico City.

“To that end, we will also implement oversight mechanisms, so we will establish an agreement with Profeco (Federal Consumer Protection Agency) to monitor this situation and protect complainants,” he said.

The head of government stated that these actions follow a path taken in other cities around the world such as Barcelona, ​​Amsterdam, New York and Paris where temporary accommodations are regulated.

“They understand that tourism cannot grow at the expense of the right to housing, nor at the expense of the displacement of people, neighbors or communities,” she pointed out.