Judge: Philadelphia can't collect unpaid hotel taxes from Expedia

The Philadelphia Inquirer reports:

The cash-strapped Nutter administration is out $1 million after a Common Pleas Court judge ruled Friday that it had no authority to collect unpaid hotel taxes from the online travel agency Expedia.

For now, the ruling means the city's hotel tax revenues - which promote tourism and help fund operations at the Convention Center - will be less than officials had hoped. The city collected $39.5 million in hotel-related taxes during the last fiscal year.

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