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Transient Occupancy Tax

2 stories · First covered Mar 10, 2026 · Latest 6d ago
Transient Occupancy Tax Coverage
Los Angeles Wants to Tax Hotels at 20%. And Repeal the Business Tax. At the Same Time.

Los Angeles Wants to Tax Hotels at 20%. And Repeal the Business Tax. At the Same Time.

LA is simultaneously trying to push hotel taxes past 20% for the Olympics while businesses collect signatures to kill the gross receipts tax entirely. If you operate in Southern California, the math on both sides of this fight is about to reshape your P&L in ways nobody at City Hall seems to have thought through.

Cincinnati's $543M Convention Hotel Is a $776K-Per-Key Bet on Public Money

Cincinnati's $543M Convention Hotel Is a $776K-Per-Key Bet on Public Money

The city just approved a $50M loan for a 700-room Marriott convention hotel that costs $543 million to build. The per-key math tells a story the press release doesn't.