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55 - ACCOMMODATION Companies in Luxembourg

Approximately 538 real businesses classified under 55 - Accommodation in Luxembourg, with officer, shareholder and beneficial ownership records sourced directly from official government registries.

NACE Rev.2 55
Sector Overview — Luxembourg

Approximately 538 real businesses classified under 55 - Accommodation operate in Luxembourg. Covers companies officially classified under NACE Rev.2 code 55 (Accommodation), part of Luxembourg's NACE Rev.2 classification of economic activities. This division is one of the sub-sectors making up the broader Accommodation and Food Service Activities sector. Ownership, beneficial-ownership disclosure and company-registration rules for businesses under this specific activity code follow the same general framework that applies across Accommodation and Food Service Activities in Luxembourg.

17 companies under this specific code are indexed on Zavia so far, part of a continually growing dataset.

Beneficial-ownership and registration rules for Accommodation and Food Service Activities companies in Luxembourg follow the same national framework as every other sector there.

Full Luxembourg beneficial ownership overview

Data Coverage

Record counts for SIC Code I in Luxembourg, as of the last reconciliation.

6,996
Total Companies
3,827
Currently Active
55%

Section I is 3% of the Luxembourg register by entity count and its 8th largest sector — see all sectors.

Analysis

What this data actually tells you

Accommodation and food service in Luxembourg carries a genuinely distinctive licensing quirk: the cabaretage, or Schanklizenz, the permit required to serve alcohol on premises, is limited in number by municipality and has historically been bundled into supply arrangements with breweries, which created a secondary market where an existing, transferable licence itself carries real commercial value separate from the business it’s attached to. Anyone buying or leasing a bar, café, or restaurant in Luxembourg needs to confirm that a valid cabaretage licence is actually attached to the premises being acquired, since a new licence is not simply available on request in every municipality.

Beyond the alcohol-licensing quirk, hospitality operators need the same general autorisation d’établissement business permit required across Luxembourg’s regulated trades, with qualification requirements specific to hotel and restaurant management, and hotels and furnished-accommodation establishments are separately eligible for an official star classification administered by the Ministry of Tourism. Given Luxembourg’s role as a financial and EU-institutional centre with heavy business-travel demand relative to its small resident population, corporate travel buyers and booking platforms routinely check an establishment’s official tourism classification and cabaretage status before listing or contracting with it.

Luxembourg Accommodation and Food Service Activities, by the register

Charts render from live counts. Modules are suppressed where coverage is too thin to be meaningful.

Entities by sub-sector

55 Accommodation
538
56 Food and beverage service activities
6,462

SIC division level, live from official registries.

Active vs. inactive

55% active

Section I entities currently on the register as active, vs. struck off or dormant.

Company size, by disclosed headcount

0
6,608
1-9
251
10-49
109
50+
24

By number of employees on file, Section I, Luxembourg. 4 entities with no disclosed headcount are not counted in any band.

Who uses Luxembourg accommodation and food service activities ownership data

The three checks this sector's data is most often run for.

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Cabaretage (Schanklizenz) Licence Verification

Luxembourg’s alcohol-service licence system, the cabaretage or Schanklizenz, is capped in number and often bundled with brewery supply contracts, creating a secondary rental market for existing licences; buyers of a bar, café, or restaurant verify that a valid, transferable cabaretage licence is actually attached to the premises before completing a purchase.

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Autorisation d’Établissement for Hospitality Operators

Hotels, guesthouses, and restaurants require an autorisation d’établissement from the Direction générale des classes moyennes, with hospitality-specific professional-qualification requirements; franchise and management-contract partners verify an operator’s permit scope before signing.

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Official Hotel Classification Registry

Luxembourg’s star-rating system for hotels and furnished-accommodation establishments is administered by the Ministry of Tourism; booking platforms, travel agencies, and corporate travel buyers check an establishment’s official classification before listing or contracting.

Sub-sectors within Accommodation and Food Service Activities

SIC divisions inside this section, each with its own Luxembourg company directory.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many companies are classified under 55 - Accommodation in Luxembourg?

Approximately 538 businesses are classified under 55 - Accommodation in Luxembourg.

What does NACE Rev.2 code 55 cover?

55 - Accommodation is the official name for this activity under Luxembourg's NACE Rev.2 classification of economic activities. It is a sub-category within the broader Accommodation and Food Service Activities sector.

How is this different from the broader Accommodation and Food Service Activities category?

Accommodation and Food Service Activities is the top-level sector; NACE Rev.2 code 55 identifies one specific activity within it, letting you narrow a search to exactly this business type rather than the whole sector.

What ownership information is available for these companies?

The same beneficial-ownership, shareholder and officer disclosure framework applies as for any other company in Luxembourg, regardless of its specific activity classification. See the individual company profile for the full ownership picture, or the Accommodation and Food Service Activities sector overview for the general national framework.

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