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If the answer to any of these questions is "NO", then you need to belong to the West Virginia Hospitality & Travel Association.Know what’s happening in your industry. WVHTA invites you to join today.
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Sales and traffic levels softened; Operators are more optimistic about sales and the economy(Washington, DC) Restaurant industry performance softened in August, as the National Restaurant Association’s comprehensive index of restaurant ...
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Recently, the U.S. Travel Association released a study conducted by
Oxford Economics, a worldwide renowned provider of economic analysis
forecasts and consulting advice. The study is called “The Oxford
Economics Study: The ROI ...
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Occupancy WV – Down 6.9%Occupancy US – Down 9.9% Daily Rate WV – Down 6.9%Daily Rate US – Down 10.1% Revenue per Available Room WV – Down 13.4%Revenue per Available Room US ...
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LEWISBURG,
W.Va.--Three-card poker, a "Nothing But Net" 44-ounce steak and the
largest public collection of Jerry West memorabilia are part of two
additions The Greenbrier resort hopes to open this week.
Tavern Casino, the ...
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Monday, September 28th, 2009 10:00am - 11:00amPresented by the U.S. Small Business Administration and Internal Revenue ServiceTopics Include:• Witholding Tax Adjustments for the "Making Work Pay Credit"• Work Opportunity Tax ...
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With the new school year underway and the increasing media coverage of the 2009 H1N1 pandemic and the upcoming flu season, we wanted to remind you of the information and ...
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In an effort to sustain funding for future projects and ensure the state and tourism industry members get the greatest return on investment with the funds available, the Tourism Commission ...
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39.1 million to take to roads, skies this year, down 13.3 percent from ’08- Americans will cut their Labor Day holiday travel plans
dramatically this year to save money in a ...
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Travel Websites Win Rollback of Additional Taxes |
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02/01/2010 |
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LOS ANGELES
(Reuters) - Online travel companies on Monday won the first of several
pending legal battles to roll back tax assessments by California cities
that claim they owe tens of millions of dollars in occupancy taxes. Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge
Carolyn Kuhl granted a request by Priceline.com Inc, Expedia Inc, Trip
Network Inc, Orbitz LLC and Travelocity.com LP, Hotels.com LP and
Hotwire Inc to invalidate $21.3 million in taxes, interest and
penalties assessed by the city of Anaheim over the past nine years.
The companies had argued that they are not liable for the 15-percent
hotel occupancy taxes because they do not operate hotels, and their
fees cannot be considered "rent" under the tax law.
The decision has bearing on similar cases pending -- some before
Kuhl -- or being considered by municipalities around the state that
could add up to hundreds of millions in back taxes and future city
revenue.
Kuhl ruled that the Anaheim hearing officer had erred in determining
the online travel companies were hotel operators and that the fees they
charged for reselling rooms were subject to the occupancy tax, her
order filed on Monday showed.
Similar cases are pending in Los Angeles, San Diego and San
Francisco, and eight other courts around the country have ruled in
favor of the travel companies, attorney Darrel Hieber, who argued the
case for the companies, said.
"We believe it shows a growing consensus that these types of claims lack support in law or fact," Hieber, of Skadden Arps, said.
The case is Transient Occupancy Tax Cases, Case No. JCCP4472, Los Angeles County Superior Court. (Reporting by Gina Keating; Editing by Bernard Orr)
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December Restaurant Performance Index Rose to Highest Level in Nearly Two Years |
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01/29/2010 |
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Same-store
sales and customer traffic levels increased but remained negative in
December; Industry outlook improved as Expectations Index rose to an
8-month high (Washington, D.C.) Driven by improvements in both business performance and expectations for future business conditions, the National Restaurant Association’s comprehensive
index of restaurant activity rose to its highest level in 22 months in
December. The Association’s Restaurant Performance Index (RPI) – a
monthly composite index that tracks the health of and outlook for the
U.S. restaurant industry – stood at 98.7 in December, up 0.9 percent
from November and its strongest level in nearly two years.
“The
RPI’s strong gain in December was the result of broad-based
improvements among several index components,” said Hudson Riehle,
senior vice president of the Research and Knowledge Group for the
National Restaurant Association. “Although restaurant operators
continued to report a net decline in same-store sales and customer
traffic, both registered their strongest performances since the summer
of 2008.”
“Along
with a solid improvement among the current situation indicators,
restaurant operators are increasingly optimistic about industry growth
in the months ahead,” Riehle added. “More than a third of restaurant
operators expect to their sales to improve in six months, the highest
level in more than two years.”
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