'Vital for our future' | Newport leaders split on tourism tax approach amid rising costs

'Vital for our future' | Newport leaders split on tourism tax approach amid rising costs

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'Vital for our future' Newport leaders split on tourism tax approach amid rising costs

Newport has quickly become a prime tourism destination in Northern Kentucky. But one city commissioner says Newport is not getting its fair share. For every visitor who stays in one of Newport’s hotels, 5% of the revenue goes to Campbell County Tourism through a regional tax agreement with MeetNKY. “The tax is levied by the counties but collected and administered by an agency now called MeetNKY, which is our tourism and visitors bureau for the N…