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Commission discusses event funding program changes and receives bed-tax, occupancy updates
Summary
Commissioners reviewed possible changes to event funding rules, including consecutive-day requirements and ineligible event types, and staff reported January bed-tax and lodging trends showing a flat occupancy and declines in non-hotel collections.
The Scottsdale Tourism Development Commission discussed possible revisions to event funding rules and received a staff report on bed-tax collections and lodging trends during its Feb. 25, 2025 meeting.
Staff member Steve outlined items for the commission to consider during an upcoming program redline for the matching event advertising fund and related programs: reduce or reevaluate the two-consecutive-day requirement for the event development funding program; clarify that events currently participating in the community event funding programs are not eligible to apply to the event…
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