How This DMO Addresses a Potential Hotel Tax Increase

The City of Wichita Falls, Texas has a bed tax of 13%, comprised of 6% state and 7% local.

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Here’s how Wichita Falls Convention & Visitors Bureau is presenting the case that a proposed rise of 2% on the local tax is competitive and will not cost residents, while generating $550K annually for repairs and upgrades to two of the city’s multi-purpose event facilities.

See “About the Hotel Occupancy Tax,” presented on the DMO’s website here.