As one of my many sources of information related to the world of conventions, besides of course my parent site, Conventions.net, I read Meetings and Conventions Magazine.  I especially took notice of their “On The Cover” article about “Where Bed Taxes Go.”

This is an amazing read about how they finance things by selling hotel rooms.

Guests still experience sticker shock when it comes to hotel tax, which now frequently adds between 12 and 16 percent to bills (usually between $10 and $30 per room night), even in second- or third-tier cities. In places like New York, or at high-end properties in smaller cities, hotel tax easily can add $40 or more per day.

I always notice on my bill when I leave that there are certain taxes that are paid but, I never really realized what the charges were and where they went.  Read through and see just what huge amounts of cash are generated and the way it can change with a simple law change.

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