Airbnb Community : Small Accommodations Should Be Taxed Differently — Thursday 14 May 2026Amidst growing calls for taxation to be imposed on Airbnb-style properties, President of the Tobago Hotel and Tourism Association, Reginald Mac Lean, argued that Airbnb’s, small guest houses, and villas should be taxed in a manner similar to hotels. However, Co-Leader of the Airbnb Host Community for T&T and the Southern Caribbean, and founder of the Trinidad and Tobago Short Stay Association, Ruth Cumberbatch, while agreeing that some level of taxation is necessary, maintained that the modWatch the full video below.