Albany County legislature considers tourism improvement district
Money would go toward convention business promotion
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ALBANY – The Albany County Legislature is considering creating a tourism improvement district as part of its efforts to help hotels recover from the pandemic s impact.
The idea is to allow some hotels within the county to add a 2 percent assessment fee to visitors’ bills, with that money being set aside for promotional uses and drawing larger conventions to the county’s convention center.
Discover Albany, the county’s tourism promotional agency, has promoted the idea for several years.
Jill Delaney, the group’s president, said it is underfunded compared to some of its competitors in other upstate cities.
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