by - June 29, 2015 3:59 pm
Hospitality tax collections in the Fort Smith area are showing gains after getting off to a slow start for 2015. The tourism industry is doing well statewide, with collections of…
by - April 23, 2015 12:39 pm
Hospitality tax collections are off to a mixed start in the Fort Smith region, but revenue from Arkansas’ 2% tourism tax is off to a record start following a record…
by - February 11, 2015 9:21 pm
Collections of Arkansas’ 2% tourism tax needed only 11 of the 12 months of 2014 to set a new annual record. Richard Davies said this might happen. Collections of Arkansas’…
by - February 11, 2015 4:00 pm
Hospitality tax collections in Fort Smith and Van Buren were up 4.2% and 1.4%, respectively, and collections of Arkansas’ 2% tourism tax has set a new annual record for collections…
by - December 22, 2014 1:38 pm
Barring a surprise drop in November and December, travel and tourism tax collections in Fort Smith and Van Buren should end the year on a high note, and Arkansas’ 2%…
by - October 22, 2014 3:37 pm
August hospitality tax collections in Fort Smith and Van Buren, sector employment and traffic at the Fort Smith Regional Airport point to continued recovery in the region’s tourism and travel…
by - August 20, 2014 4:06 pm
More visitor traffic in Northwest Arkansas’ four largest cities helped push hospitality tax collections up 7% in the second quarter, compared to year-ago period. From Bentonville down to Fayetteville the…
by - August 13, 2014 2:14 pm
The Fort Smith regional travel and tourism sector continues to post gains compared to 2013 based on hospitality tax collections in Fort Smith and Van Buren, with sector employment still…
by - July 16, 2014 2:06 pm
Hospitality tax collections in Fort Smith and Van Buren point to an uptick in area business and tourism travel, while a federal agency report indicates a national downturn in travel…
by - April 21, 2014 9:17 am
Fort Smith and Van Buren hospitality tax collections for the first two months of 2014 are off to a good start compared to the year-over-year declines both cities posted in…
by - March 18, 2014 6:32 pm
One month does not make a trend, but January hospitality tax collections in Fort Smith and Van Buren took a turn higher in January after both cities reported less than…
by - February 26, 2014 1:16 pm
Revenue from Arkansas’ 2% tourism tax set a record in 2013 by reaching $12.716 million, and the state’s tourism chief is predicting that 2014 could be even better for Arkansas’…
by - February 12, 2014 2:30 pm
Hospitality tax collections in Fort Smith and Van Buren were down in 2013 compared to 2012, ending two consecutive years of gains for both cities. The tourism chiefs in both…
by - January 22, 2014 5:56 pm
More events held in the Fort Smith area like the upcoming “Battle at the Fort” volleyball tournament may be needed to improve the area hospitality industry and boost Fort Smith…
by - December 19, 2013 5:43 pm
The third quarter of 2013 was positive for the Fort Smith regional economy, but Fort Smith and Van Buren hospitality tax collections began to slow for the first time in…
by - November 7, 2013 12:53 pm
Changes in consumer spending have resulted in small declines in hospitality tax collections in Fort Smith and Van Buren during the first nine months of 2013, with one tourism official…
by - October 17, 2013 2:05 pm
The 2012 rebound in the Fort Smith metro business travel and tourism has not continued into 2013, with year-to-date collections down in Fort Smith and Van Buren. August collections in…
by - October 10, 2013 12:19 pm
An old hotel sitting on more than three acres on a high-traffic section of Rogers Avenue near Interstate 540 in Fort Smith has been purchased by The Westphal Group with…
by - August 15, 2013 11:40 am
With earnings reports from major U.S. retailers indicating a slowdown in discretionary spending, it’s not a surprise to see declines in hospitality tax collections in the Fort Smith and Van…
by - June 24, 2013 11:42 am
Tourism-related tax collections are down in Fort Smith and Van Buren, with a statewide tourism tax down 0.11% for the first quarter of 2013. However, real spending on travel and…
