HONOLULU (AP) – The House Tourism committee is holding an informational briefing Monday on the tourism industry’s major
pocketbook issues.
pocketbook issues.
Representatives from the Hawaii Tourism Authority, the Waikiki Improvement Association and hotel industry are scheduled to appear.
The topics will include hotel room taxes and the new comped room taxed law, the Hawaii Tourism Authority’s marketing funding and history and the growth of general funding from the Transient Accommodations Tax.
The discussion at the briefing will be used to guide decision making on tourism issues throughout the 2012 legislative session.
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