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Hotel Association

📍 Los Angeles
2 stories · First covered Apr 23, 2026 · Latest 1d ago
Works at Philadelphia
Competes with Airbnb
Hotel Association Coverage
Philly Killed the Hotel Tax Hike. Here's Why That Almost Didn't Happen.

Philly Killed the Hotel Tax Hike. Here's Why That Almost Didn't Happen.

Philadelphia's City Council just rejected a proposed hotel tax increase that would have pushed the city's total hospitality tax burden to 17.5%, the highest on the East Coast. The fact that it got as far as it did should worry every operator in a major metro.

Airbnb Just Offered LA $100 Million to Legalize 31,000 New Rental Units. Hotels Weren't Even Consulted.

Airbnb Just Offered LA $100 Million to Legalize 31,000 New Rental Units. Hotels Weren't Even Consulted.

Los Angeles is considering an Airbnb-backed proposal to temporarily lift short-term rental restrictions and add up to 31,000 units ahead of the World Cup and Olympics. The hotel industry's biggest competitor just wrote itself into the city budget, and the Hotel Association found out like everyone else.