Lodging Tax Increase Presentation

The Tax You Don’t Pay Committee has been formed to advocate for a City of Grand Junction ballot measure that was referred by City Council on July 18th raising the current lodging tax to 6%.  By comparison, the City of Denver lodging tax is 10.75%.  The tax will be roughly an additional $2.55 per room night based on our average rate of $85.00 per night.  Funding will be allocated to support three major activities related to travel and tourism marketing, including minimum air service guarantees and additional funding to market the area as a tourism destination and sporting event venue.

Representatives of the committee including Diane Schwenke, head of the Grand Junction Chamber of Commerce, will present additional information on the measure and why local voters should consider voting yes.