New Zealand will roll out a Visitor Accommodation Levy on accommodation providers, retreat lodgings and campground bookings 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 standardised 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 holidaymakers.
The government has signalled a consistent application without cost layers to operators.