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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPO 7302 Port_Arthur_STR_Presentation_Deck_Nov_2024 - Read-Only 1-14-2025 SHORT-TERM RENTALS SHORT-TERM RENTAL ORDINANCE IMPACT ON HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX IN PORT ARTHUR 1 FISCAL YEAR 2022/2023: 54 REGISTERED STR’S WITH THE STATE TEXAS HOTEL & LODGING ASSOCIATION REPORTED REVENUE FROM THESE STR’S WAS APPROXIMATELY $900,000 AT A 7% LOCAL HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX, UP TO A MAXIMUM $63,000 COULD HAVE BEEN GENERATED FOR 2022/2023 OVER 30-DAY STAY IS EXEMPT & IS PREVALENT SO LIKELY LESS THAN $63,000 WOULD HAVE BEEN COLLECTED DATA GATHERED NOVEMBER 2024: 95 STR’s FOUND IN CITY LIMITS ON AIRBNB & VRBO PER NIGHT PRICES RANGE FROM $38 TO $700 + PER NIGHT IF ALL POSSIBLE REVENUE PER NIGHT IS TOTALLED AND 7% LOCAL HOT CALCULATED, IT WOULD BE A MAXIMUM OF $787.36 PER NIGHT IN TAX AT A 70% OCCUPANCY RATE (AVG FPR HOTELS) IN PORT ARTHUR, THIS WOULD BE A MAXIMUM OF $200,776 COLLECTED IF 50% OF THESE STAYS HAVE A 30 DAY EXEMPTION, THE COLLECTION WOULD BE CLOSER TO $100,000 Facts Gathered From 2 5 types of STRs in Port Arthur 3 01. SINGLE ROOM Current Count: 14 $38-$95 per night 4 02. CONDOS 5 03. APARTMENT, STUDIO & TOWNHOME 6 04. RENTAL UNITS 7 05. HOMES 8