Juneau exempts cruise ships from sales tax, then tees up $100,000 in sales tax for cruise industry lawsuit

http://www.ktoo.org/2017/03/07/juneau-exempts-cruise-ships-from-sales-tax-then-tees-up-100000-in-sales-tax-for-cruise-ship-legal-fight/

This is a hyper-local issue, but it is still interesting.  And I've got a picture from Juneau. And I wasn't on a cruise ship.

Tourism Tax and Your Business: What You Should Know

https://trustfile.avalara.com/blog/tourism-tax-and-your-business-what-you-should-know/

Bible ministry building Noah's ark tells judge Kentucky can't take away tourism tax incentive

http://www.startribune.com/noah-s-ark-developer-seeking-lost-kentucky-tax-incentive/311258621/

Bill to renew Mississippi tourism sale tax rebates in home stretch - Mississippi Business Journal

http://msbusiness.com/blog/2014/03/21/bill-renew-mississippi-tourism-sale-tax-rebates-home-stretch/

Georgia ~ Sales and Use Tax: Tourism Development Act Provisions Amended; Zoological Institution Exemption Extended | |

http://www.cchgroup.com/wordpress/index.php/tax-headlines/state-tax-headlines/georgia-sales-and-use-tax-tourism-development-act-provisions-amended-zoological-institution-exemption-extended/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+StateTaxHeadlines+%28CCHGroup.com+%C2%BB+State+Tax+Headlines%29

South Dakota Tourism Tax Rolls Through Committee

http://onesourceblog.com/2013/01/south-dakota-tourism-tax-rolls-through-committee/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+onesourceblog%2FaHEX+%28ONESOURCE+Blog%29

Oregon Tax Trouble: Lack of sales tax leads to lost opportunities in tourism

Interesting how the states look at sales tax as a way of harvesting money from visitors.  And Oregon apparently isn't getting enough (they don't have a general sales tax).  

http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2012/11/oregon_tax_trouble_lack_of_sal.html