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Hotel and Travel Industry Groups Back U.S. Film Incentive as Tourism Draw
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Lobbying groups representing the hotel and travel industries have endorsed a 20% federal tax incentive for film and TV production, arguing that domestic filming attracts tourism from abroad. The American Hotel & Lodging Association and the U.S. Travel Association have joined an a
Lobbying groups representing the hotel and travel industries have endorsed a 20% federal tax incentive for film and TV production, arguing that domestic filming attracts tourism from abroad. The American Hotel & Lodging Association and the U.S. Travel Association have joined an alliance of film industry stakeholders in pushing for the bill.
The two groups […]
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