Efforts to regulate informal tourist accommodations in Cuenca are currently on hold. Lorena Guillén, director of the Cuenca Tourism Foundation, explained that national guidelines must first be issued by the Ministry before local enforcement can begin. After discussions with the zonal tourism coordinator, Guillén anticipates that the required information will be available soon, allowing for the initiation of controls.

The Ministerio de Turismo (MINTUR) Zone 6 in Cuenca has announced that it is conducting operations to enforce existing regulations for hosts offering lodging on digital platforms such as Airbnb. These controls, carried out in coordination with the Municipality of Cuenca and the Policía Nacional, aim to ensure that all such accommodations are compliant. MINTUR specifies that these properties must obtain registration as tourist lodgings within residential areas.