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Commission backs FY25-26 tourism fund budget after conservative bed-tax forecast
Summary
The commission recommended Scottsdale's proposed FY25-26 Tourism Development Fund budget after staff presented a conservative bed-tax forecast, proposed increases to destination marketing allocations, and several one-time funding requests including Scottsdale Museum of the West support.
The Scottsdale Tourism Development Commission voted to recommend the proposed fiscal year 2025-26 Tourism Development Fund budget after staff presented revenue forecasts and a package of program and one-time funding proposals.
The budget analyst who presented the proposal told commissioners "the starting point for a lot of what we do with the tourism budget, is really focused on the bed tax" and described adjustments to the current-year forecast and the proposed revenue assumptions for FY25-26. Staff raised the current-year forecast from an adopted $31,500,000 toward a $33,800,000 estimate and proposed a conservative FY25-26 bed-tax forecast around $33,000,000.
The proposed budget aligns…
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