California state judge rules online travel agencies not subject to hotel taxes


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The OTAs have won the majority of these cases around the country, although there are important exceptions. Despite this ruling, there is no sign that this decade-long hotel tax battle is showing any sign of abating.

Major online travel agencies, including Expedia, Priceline, Travelocity and Orbitz, notched a big win in an almost decade-long hotel tax fight in California. A state Superior Court judge, hearing claims from the cities of Los Angeles, Anaheim, Santa Monica, San Diego and San Francisco, issued a summa