Overview
An ordinance being considered by the Boston City Council would make Boston one of the most challenging cities in America for hoteliers to provide great service and employ thousands of workers in good-paying jobs. It would also create duplicative burdens and additional costs for customers and hotels alike.

What’s at stake
The ordinance could eliminate thousands of jobs and cost the city tens of millions of dollars.

• Hotels employ over 34,000 people in Massachusetts, paying $2.2 billion in wages and salaries.
• Massachusetts hotels pay over $1.2 billion in state and local taxes annually, including $388 million in state hotel room occupancy taxes and $330.5 million in local option room occupancy taxes in fiscal year 2023.

Get the Facts
Boston hotels are already engaged in robust guest and employee safety, human trafficking prevention, and sustainability efforts.

 

Sustainability
As part of AHLA’s Responsible Stay initiative, hotels are working to reduce their carbon emissions, lower energy usage, conserve water, and source responsibly in order to give guests innovative and sustainable experiences and events. 

But daily room cleaning requirements, which could be mandated under this ordinance, have an environmental cost, including higher energy, water, and detergent consumption.