Kansas City Loves Lodging & Tourism Taxes

The price to visit this cowtown keeps going up . . . Here's an election example from last night . . .

The city will raise its lodging and tourism fee from $1.50 per bedroom per occupied night to a maximum of $3. Hotels and motels would also collect the increased lodging fee, which has not seen an increase since 2004.

The lodging fee and tourism tax are passed on to guests, and operators do not pay those taxes.

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Kansas City, Missouri, voters approve short-term rentals tax, lodging fees

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Kansas City, Missouri, voters approved the city's plan to collect the 7.5% convention and tourism tax on short-term rentals as well as raise its lodging and tourism fee during Tuesday's primary election. The city will raise its lodging and tourism fee from $1.50 per bedroom per occupied night to a maximum of $3.