Hotel software for Austria
Hotel software for Austria: guest registration, tourist tax and BMD export
STRYK tracks the 24-hour deadline for guest registration, includes your tourist tax (Ortstaxe) in price and invoice, and sends a monthly journal to your accountant.
- Provider: Nextpulse GmbH, Salzburg
- Registration cases with a 24-hour deadline and MBS export
- Handover to your accountant as BMD, DATEV, CSV or Excel
In short
Hotel software for Austria covers the tasks specific to Austrian hotels: guest registration, tourist tax and the handover to your accountant. STRYK creates one registration case per stay with a 24-hour deadline, exports it as CSV or MBS, and adds the tourist tax to price and invoice. You pay a base fee plus an amount per room and month, net plus VAT.
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What keeps Austrian hotels tied to paper
Guest registration, tourist tax and the monthly handover are part of daily work in every hotel between Lake Constance and Lake Neusiedl.
- Today
The late arrival checks in at 21:40, the registration form is still in the folder, and nobody remembers when the 24 hours are up.
With STRYKSTRYK creates the registration case at check-in, shows the deadline from that moment, and warns you before it expires and once it has passed. You export as CSV or for municipal portals (MBS).
Read more - Today
The tourist tax rate sits in an Excel cell, the front desk works out children and low season in their heads, and guests ask about it at check-out.
With STRYKYou enter your municipality's tourist tax once, with calculation method, children, season and length of stay. The guest sees it in the price on your website, the front desk sees it in the booking overview, and the invoice shows it as a separate line.
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At the start of each month someone copies invoices into a folder, because your accountant uses BMD and the data would otherwise never reach the books.
With STRYKSTRYK sends a monthly journal to your accountant, as BMD, DATEV, CSV or Excel, with a bundle of supporting documents on request.
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A working day with Austrian obligations
This is what a day looks like in a family-run hotel with early and late shifts when guest registration, tourist tax and invoicing run in the same system.
Departure with tourist tax on the invoice
The early shift checks out room 12. Minibar and breakfast extras are already posted to the stay. The tourist tax is shown as a separate line on the invoice. The invoice goes to the guest as a PDF.
Housekeeping starts with the early arrivals
The head housekeeper sees the daily plan with departures, stayovers and arrivals. She does room 12 first, because a guest is arriving there at 13:00. When she marks it finished, reception sees the new status straight away.
Guest registration data arrives in advance
Two families have completed online check-in, with ID details and signatures. Reception goes through the details and, for one family, adds a child's missing date of birth. When they arrive, all that is left is handing over the key.
Check-in starts the 24 hours
At check-in, the registration case for the stay is created, with the deadline shown. The postcode search uses official municipal data, so the home address is correct and nobody has to type in place names.
The late shift sees what expires soon
The late shift opens the list of registration cases. Cases with an approaching deadline are flagged. The receptionist exports the open registrations as CSV or in MBS format and uploads them to the municipality's registration portal.
Day-end closing before the night
The day-end closing still shows a draft invoice and an arrival that has not checked in. The late-shift receptionist enters cash sales in the hotel's own cash register, because STRYK does not replace it.
Features for Austrian hotels at a glance
These are the features that matter most for day-to-day work in Austria. Registering guests with the municipality and keeping the books with your accountant remain your business's responsibility.
Registration case per stay
Each stay gets a registration case with a 24-hour deadline from check-in. STRYK flags approaching and missed deadlines. The export is available as CSV and for municipal portals (MBS).
Read moreTourist tax per person and night
Under Settings → Hotel you enter the amount and calculation method, plus rules for children, season and length of stay. The charge appears in the price on your website, in the booking overview and on the invoice.
Read moreGuest registration data before arrival
Guests fill in their registration details in advance, with ID details, a photo of the document, consent and signature. The invitation and reminder go out automatically. Your front desk checks every entry.
Read moreMonthly journal in BMD format
Once a month a journal is created as BMD, DATEV, CSV or Excel, with a bundle of supporting documents on request. The audit archive provides technical support for the seven-year retention period in Austria.
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Austrian obligations in everyday hotel work
The table shows what changes for each task when registration, tourist tax and bookkeeping depend on the same stay.
| Task | With paper forms, Excel and folders | With STRYK |
|---|---|---|
| Guest registration | Paper forms and emails are typed into the municipal portal in the evening, and reception has to remember the deadline. | One registration case per stay, deadline display from check-in, export as CSV or MBS. |
| Tourist tax | The amount and the exemptions for children are in Excel or in the front desk's memory. | Entered once, then shown in the website price, the booking overview and on the invoice. |
| Guest's home address | Postcodes and place names are copied from the ID, and typos go uncorrected. | Postcode and place search with official municipal data for Austria. |
| Data for your accountant | Invoices are collected, copied and sent by email. | Journal as BMD, DATEV, CSV or Excel, with a bundle of supporting documents on request. |
| Retention | Folders in the basement and files on a drive that nobody remembers. | Audit archive with a seven-year retention period for Austria, not certified. |
| Cash sales | The cash register stands next to reception and is separate from the booking system. | Cash sales stay in your own cash register. STRYK is not a cash register system and does not sign receipts. |
One price that grows with your property
All STRYK prices are net, plus VAT. The tourist tax is not a STRYK price: it is one of your municipality's levies and appears only on the guest's invoice. Online payments through STRYK add a platform fee to the payment.
Pricing in detail€59 base fee + €6 per room or unit per month
Example with 20 rooms€179per month
- 14-day free trial
- No setup fee
- Personal onboarding
Net prices, annual billing. 20% off the base fee in the first contract year.
How to move from your current setup to STRYK
Nothing needs to be installed. You configure the Austrian settings during the trial using sample data; real guest data follows only after you accept the terms (AGB) and the data processing agreement (AVV).
Give your federal state and room count
Tell us your room count, federal state and how you work today, for example paper registration forms and Excel. You then receive your trial access.
Import guest records and rooms
The guided import reads CSV, XLSX and ZIP. It starts with a test run and produces an error report before any real data is written.
Enter your municipality's tourist tax
You enter your municipality's rate and calculation method. With a test booking, you check how the tax appears in the price and on the invoice.
Agree the handover format with your accountant
Your accountant tells you whether they need BMD, DATEV, CSV or Excel. From the cut-off date, new bookings and registration cases are created only in STRYK.
Frequently asked questions
Does STRYK support guest registration in my municipality?
Yes, through the export: STRYK keeps your registration cases and exports them as CSV and for municipal portals (MBS). You submit this export file to the registration system yourself. The deadline is set in Meldegesetz 1991, § 5: registration without delay, and at the latest 24 hours after arrival (as of October 2026). Before you start, check with your municipality which format it accepts.
How is the tourist tax calculated in each federal state?
Your municipality or state sets the amount. In some federal states the charge is called Nächtigungsabgabe or Aufenthaltsabgabe. You enter the amount from the regulation yourself, and STRYK uses it in its calculations. Children, season and length of stay can be configured.
Can my tax adviser receive BMD data?
Yes. STRYK sends a monthly journal as BMD, DATEV, CSV or Excel, with a bundle of supporting documents on request. Check with your accountant beforehand which format they need.
Do I still need a cash register with STRYK?
Yes, once your business exceeds the thresholds: more than 15,000 euros annual turnover, of which more than 7,500 euros is cash sales (§ 131b BAO, Unternehmensserviceportal, as of October 2026). Card payments also count as cash sales here. STRYK is not a cash register system and does not sign receipts. Your accountant can tell you whether the requirement applies to your hotel.
How long does STRYK keep records in Austria?
The audit archive works with a seven-year retention period for Austria. It provides technical support for archiving, based on the BAO, and is not certified. Responsibility for keeping records remains with your business.
Who operates STRYK, and when can I reach support?
STRYK is a product of Nextpulse GmbH in Salzburg. Support is available Monday to Friday from 09:00 to 17:00, except on Salzburg public holidays. Round-the-clock support is available only by arrangement.
Can seasonal staff use STRYK in their own language?
Yes, the interface is available in 18 languages, including German, Hungarian, Croatian, Slovak and Czech. Each person gets their own account with a role and permissions. Additional users cost nothing.
Set up registration cases and tourist tax for your municipality
Send your enquiry with your federal state and room count, and we will set up registration cases and tourist tax with you during the trial.