Several U.S. states are adjusting the taxes charged on short-term stays in 2026 — a move that will raise the cost of hotel rooms, vacation rentals and other overnight accommodations for visitors in some places while giving local governments new ways to raise money for services and promotion. A lodgings tax - also called a hotel tax, occupancy tax, transient accommodations tax or bed tax - is an extra fee added to the price of an overnight stay in hotels, motels, bed-and-breakfasts and short-