Online travel agencies (OTAs) typically remit occupancy taxes based only on the portion of the sales price that the OTAs pay back to hotels, and not on the full amount paid by hotel guests when purchasing the room. Hotels, however, apply the occupancy tax rate to the full price paid by the consumers. As a result, dozens of cities and states have sued the OTAs to recover the lost revenue, but unfortunately, the courts often have not ruled in the local jurisdiction’s favor. To address this discrepancy, some states have enacted legislation to close this OTA tax loophole. Further, the disclosure of these occupancy taxes is often done in a manner that masks the collection of the OTA’s service fees by lumping the taxes and service fees together. As a result, consumers do not know whether their money is going to the OTAs or to local jurisdictions. In fact, litigation in Washington State found this practice to be deceptive to consumers in cases that were settled for $129 million in dam- ages paid by the OTAs.