Oklahoma City voters pass proposition to raise hotel tax

Residents won't pay the tax unless they stay at a hotel or Airbnb, meaning Oklahoma City's visitors will foot the bill.

Residents won't pay the tax unless they stay at a hotel or Airbnb, meaning Oklahoma City's visitors will foot the bill.

MAYOR TO GET HIS REACTION. A CITY NORMALLY I’M THANKING THEM FOR INVESTING IN OUR CITY. IN THIS CASE, I’M THANKING THEM FOR ALLOWING OUR VISITORS TO INVEST IN OUR CITY. OKC VOTERS SAYING VISITORS SHOULD PAY MORE TO STAY IN OUR CITY. THE DECISION MEANS THE HOTEL TAX WILL GO UP TO 9.25%, UP FROM THE CURRENT 4.5% TAX. THE MAYOR SAYS THIS TAX ALONE WILL RAISE MILLIONS. BUT THE FACT THAT WE COULD DO IT WITHOUT TAXING OUR RESIDENTS WAS CERTAINLY A BONUS. SUPPORTERS OF THIS TAX SAY THE MONEY RAISED FROM IT WILL GO TOWARDS VISIT OKC, WHICH WILL PROMOTE ALL THE CITY HAS TO OFFER, LIKE THE NEW CONVENTION CENTER, ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICTS AND MUSEUMS. IN TURN, THEY SAY IT WILL ATTRACT MORE VISITORS TO OKC, TO THIS NEW STATUS AS A TOP 20 CITY. AND IT REQUIRES CHECKING A LOT OF BOXES TO DO IT RIGHT. AND ONE OF THOSE BOXES IS OBVIOUSLY SUPPORTING THE VISITOR ECONOMY. THE MAYOR SAYS THIS NEW TAX PUTS OKC ON PAR WITH OTHER LARGE CITIES. WE’RE NOT PLANNING TO TO LOOK BACK. WE’RE ONLY MOVING FORWARD. KOCO ZAC

Oklahoma City voters pass proposition to raise hotel tax

Residents won't pay the tax unless they stay at a hotel or Airbnb, meaning Oklahoma City's visitors will foot the bill.

Oklahoma City voters passed a proposition to increase the city hotel tax during Tuesday's election. >> See full election results here.| APP USERS | Click here for election results.Oklahoma City voters approved raising the hotel tax from 5.5% to 9.25%. With the increase, the tax could bring in a little more than $11 million.The money from the hotel tax will go toward highlighting Oklahoma City to attract people to visit.Residents won't pay the tax unless they stay at a hotel or Airbnb, meaning Oklahoma City's visitors will foot the bill.The additional revenue will fund equine and livestock shows, the convention center, the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum, and the Women's College World Series.

OKLAHOMA CITY —

Oklahoma City voters passed a proposition to increase the city hotel tax during Tuesday's election.

>> See full election results here.

| APP USERS | Click here for election results.

Oklahoma City voters approved raising the hotel tax from 5.5% to 9.25%. With the increase, the tax could bring in a little more than $11 million.

The money from the hotel tax will go toward highlighting Oklahoma City to attract people to visit.

Residents won't pay the tax unless they stay at a hotel or Airbnb, meaning Oklahoma City's visitors will foot the bill.

The additional revenue will fund equine and livestock shows, the convention center, the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum, and the Women's College World Series.

Oklahoma City voters pass proposition to raise hotel tax

Residents won't pay the tax unless they stay at a hotel or Airbnb, meaning Oklahoma City's visitors will foot the bill.

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