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31 Dec 2001 Ottawa Citizen Venice imposes tourist tax to protect endangered city
24 Dec 2001 Washington Post Marriott CEO backs tourists' tax credit
21 Dec 2001 The Dominion (Wellington, NZ) Airport security tax set
20 Dec 2001 Business Times (Malaysia) Schiphol in good position to push for reforms
19 Dec 2001 South China Morning Post Accountants back new travel levy
13 Dec 2001 Denver (CO) Rocky Mt. News Cash for Centennial Airport
12 Dec 2001 Canada NewsWire Tourism industry critical of $24 security fee for travelers
29 Nov 2001 St. Louis (MO) Post-Dispatch Maryland Heights sets up tourism fund for hotel tax revenue
28 Nov 2001 The Daily Yomiuri (Tokyo) Survey finds governors split over Ishihara's hotel tax idea
27 Nov 2001 San Francisco Chronicle Art ache
25 Nov 2001 Kansas City (MO) Star Watch those car rental fees, please
24 Nov 2001 Indian Ocean Newsletter Hotel owners protest new tax
22 Nov 2001 St. Louis (MO) Post-Dispatch Maryland Heights sets up hotel-tax, tourism fund
20 Nov 2001 San Diego (CA) Union-Tribune San Diego council to offer rival ballot proposal
18 Nov 2001 Pittsburgh (PA) Post-Gazette Bed tax to boost tourism gets OK
15 Nov 2001 Bangkok Post Boost for transit passengers
14 Nov 2001 Pittsburgh (PA) Post-Gazette Rooms to grow
14 Nov 2001 Fort Worth (TX) Star-Telegram City may cut funding for tourism lures
12 Nov 2001 San Diego (CA) Union-Tribune Tilting the scales
11 Nov 2001 The Scotsman Taxing times could lie ahead for Scottish tourism
8 Nov 2001 Chicago Sun-Times Tourism agencies face loss of funds
8 Nov 2001 The Advertiser Airline ticket charges under scrutiny
5 Nov 2001 Sydney Daily Telegraph Workers protest over airline tax
4 Nov 2001 St. Louis (MO) Post-Dispatch Travel industry wants Uncle Sam to pay you to take a trip
4 Nov 2001 Pittsburgh (PA) Post-Gazette Fair board to build two halls with hotel tax, grant revenue
31 Oct 2001 The Dominion (NZ) Domestic departure tax may cover security costs
26 Oct 2001 San Francisco Chronicle Opponents say timing couldn't be worse to raise rates
19 Oct 2001 South China Morning Post Drop hotel tax, industry chiefs urge
12 Oct 2001 San Diego (CA) Union-Tribune City panel rejects proposal to boost hotel-room tax
11 Oct 2001 St. Louis (MO) Post-Dispatch Festus explores issuing hotel tax
10 Oct 2001 San Diego (CA) Union-Tribune Tax receipt picture is murky here
5 Oct 2001 San Diego (CA) Union-Tribune Hotel-motel industry rips tax-hike effort
2 Oct 2001 Glasgow Herald LibDems' tourism tax idea condemned
29 Sep 2001 Washington Post 2 Va. suburbs expect losses in millions
27 Sep 2001 San Diego (CA) Union-Tribune San Diego eyes boost in hotel tax
26 Sep 2001 Chicago Sun-Times Daley retreats on Soldier Field
23 Sep 2001 Pittsburgh (PA) Post-Gazette Hotel tax proposal may see October vote
23 Sep 2001 San Diego (CA) Union-Tribune Depressed tourism adds to ballpark's funding woes
22 Sep 2001 Chicago Sun-Times Economy won't hurt deal on Soldier Field
21 Sep 2001 Chicago Sun-Times Soldier Field deal in doubt
19 Sep 2001 Glasgow Herald Airlines seek help to weather crisis
19 Sep 2001 London Times Airport tax may fund rescue package
18 Sep 2001 Southland Times (NZ) Tourism operator pans bed-tax plan
18 Sep 2001 Buffalo (NY) News Amusement tax may join bed tax to lift revenues
18 Sep 2001 Houston (TX) Chronicle Expansion at airports to continue
17 Sep 2001 Buffalo (NY) News Legislature to consider seeking OK for $1-per-night bed tax
15 Sep 2001 Het Financieele Dagblad Airlines cannot estimate extra costs
15 Sep 2001 Southland Times (NZ) Bed tax not a 'windfall' for council
9 Sep 2001 The Sunday Mail Byron bed tax bid
28 Aug 2001 London Times BA admits Scottish tax error
28 Aug 2001 Gazeta Mercantil Airport taxes to be cut 10%
27 Aug 2001 Financial Times Taxes on hotels, tourism to be minimised
25 Aug 2001 The Times of India Concessions for luxury coaches
25 Aug 2001 Buffalo (NY) News State OK needed for bed tax
24 Aug 2001 Asia Pulse India's Madhya Pradesh to give luxury coaches concession in tourism
21 Aug 2001 Edinburgh Evening News Tsar's tax threat
20 Aug 2001 St. Petersburg (FL) Times Tennis stadium support cools
18 Aug 2001 The Guardian (London) Monumental expense
17 Aug 2001 The Hindu (India) India can become number one in tourism: report
14 Aug 2001 Edinburgh Evening News Can pay, should pay
11 Aug 2001 Arizona Republic Long vows suit
11 Aug 2001 Tampa (FL) Tribune Council weighs tourist options
10 Aug 2001 The State (Columbia, S.C.) Columbia officials weigh costs of football bowl game
9 Aug 2001 Ventura County (CA) Star Westlake voters to decide fate of bed tax
8 Aug 2001 St. Petersburg (FL) Times Beaches fired up over tourist tax
7 Aug 2001 South China Morning Post Departure levy idea fails to get off the ground with public
5 Aug 2001 Toronto Sun Playing the VAT game
3 Aug 2001 Financial Times Oberoi MD flays travel, tourism tax policies
2 Aug 2001 Stuart (FL) News Council may seek ideas for marketing area tourism
31 July 2001 Cleveland (OH) Plain Dealer Auditor tells hotels to pay bed tax
30 Jul 2001 Kansas City (MO) Star Voters to decide hotel tax again
29 Jul 2001 Kansas City (MO) Star 'Yes' on hotel-tax hike
25 Jul 2001 Toronto Sun Hotel tax sought to boost T.O.
25 Jul 2001 Associated Press Chamber proposes tourism tax district
24 Jul 2001 Tampa (FL) Tribune Tax ramifications of tennis, events center
23 Jul 2001 Los Angeles Times Smallest cities in biggest jam over taxes
20 Jul 2001 AFX-Asia Financial News Hong Kong air passenger departure tax to rise to HK$ 80
20 Jul 2001 Miami Herald Miami official seeks to siphon some tourism funds to museums
20 Jul 2001 Agence France Presse Hong Kong to hike airport tax from October
19 Jul 2001 Bangkok Post Airport tax hike
19 Jul 2001 Wellington (NZ) Dominion Tax plan 'bereft of principle'
19 Jul 2001 News & Observer (N. Carolina) North Carolina House Bill would let counties boost hotel tax
19 Jul 2001 Tampa (FL) Tribune It's game, set, match for tourist tax
18 Jul 2001 News & Observer North Carolina panel backs plan to use hotel tax to bolster beaches
18 Jul 2001 News & Observer (N. Carolina) State House to consider Johnston County, N.C., hotel tax bill
17 Jul 2001 Manawatu Evening Standard (NZ) Departure tax harder to justify
15 Jul 2001 Houston (TX) Chronicle Houston's hotel tax tops rates of others
13 Jul 2001 USA Today Euro-shoppers need stamina for tax refund
11 Jul 2001 Ha'aretz (Tel Aviv) Ze'evi may tie hotel taxes to occupancy
9 Jul 2001 Associated Press wire County says there's not much money for new Magic arena
7 Jul 2001 Arizona Republic Fleischer Museum
5 Jul 2001 Chicago Daily Herald Complaint reduces, delays new hotel tax
5 Jul 2001 Bangkok Post Phuket tax still mystifies; hoteliers demand clear answers
5 Jul 2001 The Financial Gazette Gov't to co-opt departure tax into air ticket price
4 Jul 2001 Kansas City (MO) Star Hotel tax becomes possibility
4 Jul 2001 Business Daily Update China: Quality of life won't be affected by some tax rises
4 Jul 2001 St. Petersburg (FL) Times Report ranks tennis stadium project highest
3 Jul 2001 Milwaukee (WI) Journal-Sentinel Room tax may travel to Pewaukee hotels
3 Jul 2001 Allentown (PA) Morning Call Hotel owners in the Poconos have reservations about room tax
30 Jun 2001 St. Louis (MO) Post-Dispatch See St. Louis County!
28 Jun 2001 Allentown (PA) Morning Call Schuylkill to implement hotel tax
27 Jun 2001 The Irish Times Belfast is losing out to Dublin
27 Jun 2001 Western Morning News (UK) £3 tax that threatens killer blow to tourism
26 Jun 2001 Bristol (UK) Evening Post Taxing tourism problem
25 Jun 2001 St. Louis (MO) Post-Dispatch County seeks clarification on rules for tourism funds
24 Jun 2001 Los Angeles Times Five Las Vegas hotels add energy surcharge
24 Jun 2001 Associated Press wire Coastal towns want room tax for renourishment
24 Jun 2001 London Times Energy tax in U.S. hotels
20 Jun 2001 Milwaukee (WI) Journal-Sentinel Hotel charge energizes complaint process
20 Jun 2001 New York Times Nevada: bigger slice of taxes
17 Jun 2001 Rocky Mountain News (CO) Tourist bait: are voters to blame for tourism ranking?
16 Jun 2001 London Daily Telegraph Balearics' tax plans challenged
15 Jun 2001 Arizona Republic Tourism taxes score big for stadium
14 Jun 2001 Bangkok Post Airlines want payment for collecting passenger levy
13 Jun 2001 Washington Post Unannounced 'energy surcharge'
13 Jun 2001 Chicago Sun-Times Airport could tap many sources to fund expansion
13 Jun 2001 The Statesman (India) Government publicity blitz to woo tourists
11 Jun 2001 Travel Trade Gazette UK Tourist tax will hit Balearics
10 Jun 2001 Pittsburgh (PA) Post-Gazette Hotel chains sued for California energy surcharges
9 Jun 2001 New York Times A troubling city budget
7 Jun 2001 Arizona Republic Tourism tax totals $2 million in March
3 Jun 2001 St. Petersburg (FL) Times Top tennis events not a sure thing
3 Jun 2001 Los Angeles Times Car rental firms go full throttle on recoupment
2 Jun 2001 Arizona Republic Areas to get funds to promote Valley
2 Jun 2001 London Daily Telegraph India puts up prices
1 Jun 2001 Los Angeles Times Hotels boost bed tax to fund tourism, arts
1 Jun 2001 St. Petersburg (FL) Times Is pro tennis site headed Pasco's way?
31 May 2001 Pittsburgh (PA) Post-Gazette Hotel group opposes tax fund cap
31 May 2001 St. Petersburg (FL) Times Tennis center plan worth considering
29 May 2001 Jakarta Post Airport taxes to rise by up to 100% in June
29 May 2001 Pittsburgh (PA) Post-Gazette Hotel-tax worries
27 May 2001 New Orleans Times-Picayune Hotel tax is used in more ways than Dome
26 May 2001 Bangkok Post Tax-free city promotion
26 May 2001 Los Angeles Times Laguna hotel tax would back arts
23 May 2001 St. Louis (MO) Post-Dispatch Authority sues hotel group over unpaid tax
20 May 2001 The Straits Times The "open-air museum" of Florence: Stroll for free or a fee?
20 May 2001 Boston Herald Hotels charge energy fees
20 May 2001 The Observer (London) California levies 'tax' on energy
19 May 2001 Jakarta Post Rp 20b hotel tax unpaid
18 May 2001 San Diego (CA) Union-Tribune It's time once again for the arts worthies to duke it out for funding
17 May 2001 The Dominion (NZ) GST move raises fears for tourism
15 May 2001 Los Angeles Times Energy surcharge fuels suit
13 May 2001 New Orleans Times-Picayune Game plan
12 May 2001 San Francisco Chronicle Hotels' power surcharges challenged
11 May 2001 Montreal Gazette Fresh airport tax grab
9 May 2001 Atlanta (GA) Journal-Constitution Hotel guests paying energy surcharges
7 May 2001 Los Angeles Times Utility bills are just one way people pay for energy crisis
6 May 2001 Boston Globe Room tax money gives town a boost 
2 May 2001 St. Louis (MO) Post-Dispatch Illinois officials tussle over tourism funds
1 May 2001 USA Today Hotels pass on energy costs to guests
29 Apr 2001 Boston Globe Waltham setting itself up as a destination city
27 Apr 2001 London Times Tourists face tax
26 Apr 2001 South China Morning Post Renewed alliance to oppose increases
26 Apr 2001 The Edge (Malaysia) Malaysia airports ask for tax hike
15 Apr 2001 London Times Tourist tax in Balearics
13 Apr 2001 London Daily Telegraph Sunbed truce as Britons fight Majorca tourist tax
3 Apr 2001 San Francisco Chronicle $183 million to study flight delays at SFO
2 Apr 2001 Jakarta Post Airport tax to be increased
1 Apr 2001 Boston Globe Group works to boost tourism
1 Apr 2001 Los Angeles Times Hotel rates abroad tax power of interpretation
30 Mar 2001 Chicago Sun-Times Ticket tax rises Sunday on flights from O'Hare
29 Mar 2001 Buffalo (NY) News Council asks trolley plans, delays funds
29 Mar 2001 Kansas City (MO) Star K.C. may vote again on hotel tax it approved in 1999
28 Mar 2001 Glasgow Herald Flying tax cuts to start
20 Mar 2001 Toronto Star Passengers to pay $10 Pearson departure tax
8 Mar 2001 Chicago Sun-Times Daley gives Bush earful on airports
8 Mar 2001 South China Morning Post Departure tax rise 'won't hurt tourism'
7 Mar 2001 Kansas City (MO) Star NAIA offer stands at $1 million
26 Feb 2001 USA Today Phoenix clobbers car renters with tax for stadium
23 Feb 2001 San Diego (CA) Union-Tribune City looks at ballpark financing sources
21 Feb 2001 San Francisco Chronicle San Jose Airport bumps ticket surcharge $1.50
18 Feb 2001 Atlanta (GA) Journal-Constitution Cities push motel tax revision
17 Feb 2001 St. Louis (MO) Post-Dispatch County hotel tax revenue could help fund stadium, Westfall says
15 Feb 2001 Washington Post $2 fee on rental cars gains foes quickly
14 Feb 2001 Buffalo (NY) News Bed tax for hotel use is on council agenda again
31 Jan 2001 Boston Herald Convention center may compete with ballpark for funds
24 Jan 2001 Baltimore (MD) Sun The least painful tax
23 Jan 2001 Houston (TX) Chronicle Bill would let sports authority fund health care facilities, too

 


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