We're all about staying in locally-owned hotels, but we know it's not always possible. It’s worth mentioning that in some tourism hotspots, take Hawaii for instance, it can be extremely difficult to find locally owned accommodations. On a recent family trip to the islands, it was absolutely impossible to find accommodation that was locally owned. In that case, we broadened our parameters a bit to ask “how is this hotel giving back to locals,” “is it eco-friendly,” and “how can we offset leakage in some of the other activities we choose." In places like Hawaii that have been exploited by the tourism industry, it can be very difficult to find local accommodation, which makes it all the more important to minimize leakage in other ways on your trip.