[Bon of Babble]

Effective for sailings embarking January 1, 2026, forward, Hawaii will expand its Transient Accommodations Tax (TAT), traditionally applied to hotels and other land-based accommodations, to now include cruise ship passengers.”

I assume this will hit AirBNB's as well. We are planning a family vacation for Dec. of 2026 in Hawaii. If this tax holds, we'll book somewhere else.

[aquila48]

“I assume this will hit AirBNB’s as well. We are planning a family vacation for Dec. of 2026 in Hawaii. If this tax holds, we’ll book somewhere else.”

Sounds like it was already there for B&Bs.

[Brian Griffin]

AirBnB has some pretty stiff (~15%) fees which it now hides.

I don’t know of any alternatives if you simply want to rent a room in someone’s home.

There are alternatives if you want to rent a whole apartment.