The city of Overland Park has a transient guest tax rate set at 9%. Visit Overland Park said it generated more than $11.9 million last year. Additionally, ...

Olathe already approved raising its hotel tax rate from 6% to 9% as the city prepares for an influx of visitors in 2026.

They already apply a transient guest tax to their only hotel in the city, The Inn at Meadowbrook. The guest tax only applies to the person staying there. The tax brought in $360,387 in 2023 and ...

Shawnee County receives a 7% transient guest tax from the State of Kansas for the unincorporated area of Shawnee County, which includes one hotel — the Super 8 in Pauline at 5922 SW Topeka Blvd.

The council also voted 7-0 to increase the transient guest tax (TGT) from 7% to 8%. Merriam TGT compared to other Johnson County cities.

The Unified Government of Wyandotte County is pushing for an 8% transient guest tax, which would be applied to hotel room nights. County leaders emphasize the tax would not impact local residents ...

Emporia’s Transient Guest Tax Advisory Board has a special meeting at the end of the month.

Harash-Kantor understood the concerns of the community regarding the rise of transient guest houses. Living in West Lafayette for the last 35 years, she also saw the rise of short-term rentals in ...