City of Fort Worth | What is the Hotel Occupancy Tax?
Channel: City of Fort Worth
Date: 2024-02-05

Fort Worth is a top tourism destination.
Whether you're visiting the convention center, exploring the Stockyards, or just enjoying the friendly atmosphere, there are plenty of opportunities to experience the culture of Fort Worth.

Have you ever wondered how cities increase tourism opportunities and bolster their convention and hotel industry, without taxing our residents?
That’s where the Hotel Occupancy Tax or HOT Tax, comes into play. 

The HOT tax is a nightly fee charged by hotels.
The purpose of this tax is twofold: to promote tourism and the convention and hotel industry, and to increase revenue for our city to protect our tourism assets.

And the best part is, its money generated largely from visitors and not our residents.
The HOT revenue isn't just a free-for-all either.  It's used for specific purposes, like building, maintaining, and operating convention or visitor centers, promoting events, art, and history, preserving historical sites and museums, and even organizing sporting events.

The HOT revenue collected by the City of Fort Worth is used to support operations, including the Fort Worth Convention Center, the Fort Worth Visitors Bureau, and the Will Rogers Memorial Center. 

The HOT tax is an important part of funding local projects and services in our community. 
Any business considered a hotel must charge state HOT tax. 
Each local government determines its local hotel tax rate, and the tax collected funds local projects and services in our community.