Articles tagged “taxes”

Visitor numbers will only continue to fall with the income tax in place seeing as the tax break was the country’s greatest tourism attraction.

The border state is hesitant to enact any fees that would discourage tourists from visiting in an already competitive market, especially given Maine's recent tourism marketing push.

The government is looking to make a greater profit off its growing hotel industry, but hoteliers don’t want greediness to stifle the attractiveness of the market before it has time to mature.

The Mall of America waited six years for the tax break allowing it to double in size and visitor count, but slow growing communities aren't happy about sharing the money allotted for their property tax benefits.

Destinations in the Caribbean have been complaining about Britain's high airline passenger taxes and what it means to their business. Barbados is now dealing with the aftermath.

Oy. What a mess. There is no clear end-game because each jurisdiction's laws are different. Federal legislation could resolve the issue, but that would take away power from cities and states.

Will Republicans in Congress balk at new taxes or fees for the FAA and for other aviation-related services? We'll see who ends up paying to fund budget shortfalls.

Cities use hotel taxes to pay for development and upkeep projects, but making taxes too high has the unintended effect of decreasing business within hotels and pushing tourists away with high prices.

Tourism is one of Berlin’s largest profit drivers and few international tourists, often one-timers, will notice the spike in their hotel bills.