12-1696.Promotion of tourism and conventions; definitions.
As used in this act, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings
respectively ascribed to them herein:
(a) "Person" means an individual, firm, partnership, corporation, joint
venture or other association of persons;
(b) "Hotel, motel or tourist court" means any structure or building which
contains rooms furnished for the purposes of providing lodging, which may
or may not also provide meals, entertainment or various other personal services
to transient guests, and which is kept, used, maintained, advertised or
held out to the public as a place where sleeping accommodations are sought
for pay or compensation by transient or permanent guests and having more
than two bedrooms furnished for the accommodation of such
guests;
(c) "Transient guest" means a person who occupies a room in a hotel, motel
or tourist court for not more than 28 consecutive
days;
(d) "Business" means any person engaged in the business of renting, leasing
or letting living quarters, sleeping accommodations, rooms or a part thereof
in connection with any motel, hotel or tourist court;
(e) "Convention and tourism promotion" means: (1) Activities to attract
visitors into the community through marketing efforts, including advertising,
directed to at least one of the five basic convention and tourism market
segments consisting of group tours, pleasure travelers, association meetings
and conventions, trade shows and corporate meetings and travel; and (2)
support of those activities and organizations which encourage
increased lodging facility occupancy; and
(f) "Accommodations broker" means any business which maintains an inventory
of two or more rooms in one or more locations which are offered for pay to a
person or persons for not more than 28 consecutive days.
History: L. 1977, ch. 93, § 1;
L. 1992, ch. 117, § 2;
L. 1997, ch. 185, § 4; July 1.
12-1696.Promotion of tourism and conventions; definitions.
As used in this act, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings
respectively ascribed to them herein:
(a) "Person" means an individual, firm, partnership, corporation, joint
venture or other association of persons;
(b) "Hotel, motel or tourist court" means any structure or building which
contains rooms furnished for the purposes of providing lodging, which may
or may not also provide meals, entertainment or various other personal services
to transient guests, and which is kept, used, maintained, advertised or
held out to the public as a place where sleeping accommodations are sought
for pay or compensation by transient or permanent guests and having more
than two bedrooms furnished for the accommodation of such
guests;
(c) "Transient guest" means a person who occupies a room in a hotel, motel
or tourist court for not more than 28 consecutive
days;
(d) "Business" means any person engaged in the business of renting, leasing
or letting living quarters, sleeping accommodations, rooms or a part thereof
in connection with any motel, hotel or tourist court;
(e) "Convention and tourism promotion" means: (1) Activities to attract
visitors into the community through marketing efforts, including advertising,
directed to at least one of the five basic convention and tourism market
segments consisting of group tours, pleasure travelers, association meetings
and conventions, trade shows and corporate meetings and travel; and (2)
support of those activities and organizations which encourage
increased lodging facility occupancy; and
(f) "Accommodations broker" means any business which maintains an inventory
of two or more rooms in one or more locations which are offered for pay to a
person or persons for not more than 28 consecutive days.
History: L. 1977, ch. 93, § 1;
L. 1992, ch. 117, § 2;
L. 1997, ch. 185, § 4; July 1.
12-1696.Promotion of tourism and conventions; definitions.
As used in this act, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings
respectively ascribed to them herein:
(a) "Person" means an individual, firm, partnership, corporation, joint
venture or other association of persons;
(b) "Hotel, motel or tourist court" means any structure or building which
contains rooms furnished for the purposes of providing lodging, which may
or may not also provide meals, entertainment or various other personal services
to transient guests, and which is kept, used, maintained, advertised or
held out to the public as a place where sleeping accommodations are sought
for pay or compensation by transient or permanent guests and having more
than two bedrooms furnished for the accommodation of such
guests;
(c) "Transient guest" means a person who occupies a room in a hotel, motel
or tourist court for not more than 28 consecutive
days;
(d) "Business" means any person engaged in the business of renting, leasing
or letting living quarters, sleeping accommodations, rooms or a part thereof
in connection with any motel, hotel or tourist court;
(e) "Convention and tourism promotion" means: (1) Activities to attract
visitors into the community through marketing efforts, including advertising,
directed to at least one of the five basic convention and tourism market
segments consisting of group tours, pleasure travelers, association meetings
and conventions, trade shows and corporate meetings and travel; and (2)
support of those activities and organizations which encourage
increased lodging facility occupancy; and
(f) "Accommodations broker" means any business which maintains an inventory
of two or more rooms in one or more locations which are offered for pay to a
person or persons for not more than 28 consecutive days.
History: L. 1977, ch. 93, § 1;
L. 1992, ch. 117, § 2;
L. 1997, ch. 185, § 4; July 1.