New Zealand will introduce a Visitor Accommodation Levy on accommodation providers, motels and holiday flats across the Pacific nation.
The levy is designed to support infrastructure for community centres. Officials insist it will not disrupt existing council charges.
Calls from the travel industry for a fair nationwide charge have grown louder in recent seasons.
Early noise from innkeepers suggests varied approaches. A few may absorb the fee; others plan to pass it directly to travellers.
The government has signalled a consistent application without cost layers to operators.