Tag: nltra
Use Extra TOT Funds to Take Care of Litter
FaceOff: Resident Court Leve says more should be spent on trash generated by tourism taxes.
How TOT, TBID Funds Are Being Used
FaceOff: NLTRA CEO Tony Karwowski says Placer County requires the money to fund transportation and affordable housing opportunities.
Hirschdale Property Owner Installs Gate; Locals Join Olympics for XC Skiing;...
Briefs: 17 Jan. - 24 Jan. 2022 featuring a new gate in place in Hirschdale, local expert cross-country skiers who will compete as first time Olympians, and more.
Town of Truckee Announces Survey to Update STR Ordinance; NLTRA Seeks...
Jan. 10 to 16, 2022’s news, business, and transition briefs: Gravity Haus announces new community outpost; new compost drop-off option; El Dorado County appoints director of planning and building; more
Largest Invasive Species Removal Project Announced for Tahoe; 301 New Affordable...
News Briefs: 20 Dec. - 27 Dec., 2021: online only
Business Briefs | 9 September – 13 October 2021
Ikon pass expands to two new European ski hill destinations; NLTRA director of global communications moves on; total skier visits up 22% in California; more.
Redefining Tourism in Tahoe
Tahoe’s next step in its tourism evolution? Shifting focus from catering to visitors to supporting home base. Many of the lessons learned to reach this step came out of working through the Covid-19 pandemic.
Firework Displays a No-Go This Fourth of July
Firework displays in North Tahoe/Truckee are canceled for this Fourth of July. The pandemic is partly to blame, but so too is concern of increased visitation and potential wildfire.
Placer Brings Frustrations with Tourism Impacts to the Forefront
Frustrations with overtourism came to a head in 2020 with Covid-19-inspired travels to the Tahoe Basin. Now, after a series of community conversations, Placer County is proposing a slew of tourism-mitigating solutions.
North Lake Tahoe’s TBID Offers Multiple Solutions for Some of Our...
The North Shore’s proposed Tourism Business Improvement District has a fan in longtime Tahoe City-ite Jeff “Ox” Oxandaboure, who argues in his My Shot that by putting TOT money under the control of the NLTRA, rather than Placer County, the North Shore will have more local control.