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How to Avoid Hotel Taxes :: Which U.S. Cities Tax You More Than the Rest

August 19, 2008 at 4:00 PM | by abigailmschilling | 0 Comments

These days you can't take a quoted room rate at face value. Before making a decision you must estimate the taxes and fees that will inevitably be added to your bottom line.

With the travel industry struggling, more and more surcharges are sneaking into our bills.

The National Business Travel Association recently conducted a study ranking cities in the United States by hotel and other travel taxes.

The data was collected from the 50 cities with the highest number of air passengers and included taxes paid for one day and one night worth of hotel stay, car rental, and meals. If you want to save on taxes you should visit:

  • Honolulu, HI
  • Portland, OR*
  • Fort Lauderdale, FL
  • Fort Myers, FL
  • West Palm Beach, FL
The cities with the highest taxes?

  • Chicago, IL
  • Nashville, TN
  • Charlotte, NC
  • Seattle, WA
  • Houston, TX

Curious about which cities are really gouging you with taxes and fees above the regular sales tax?

  • Portland, OR*
  • Seattle, WA
  • Atlanta, GA
  • Charlotte, NC
  • Chicago, IL

*Since Oregon has no sales tax, it makes the last list despite being on the first. Either way, visit it. Tables and pie charts available at the NBTA site.

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