The City of Boerne is now accepting applications from local groups and businesses for the annual disbursement of hotel occupancy tax (HOT) funds.
Each year, the City receives HOT revenue from a tax on guest rooms at local hotels, motels, inns, and short-term rental facilities. Organizations that offer programs to attract overnight tourists may be eligible to receive a portion of these HOT funds to support their programs.
Two-Part Requirement
State law requires a two-part test to meet the eligibility for HOT funds.
Part 1
Every expenditure of hotel occupancy taxes must attract overnight tourists to the City’s hotels/motels and other lodging establishments, thus promoting the lodging industry.
Part 2
Every expenditure must fit into one of the following nine categories:
- Convention and visitors’ centers
- Convention registration
- Advertising the city
- Promotion of the arts
- Historical restoration and preservation
- Sporting events in a county under one million in population
- Enhancing or upgrading existing sports facilities or sports fields (only in certain cities)
- Tourist transportation systems
- Signage directing the public to sights and attractions that are visited frequently by hotel guests in the city
The HOT fund application deadline is Thursday, March 19, 2026, at 5 p.m. The application can be downloaded from the City’s website.
Orientation Session
City staff will conduct an orientation session for those who may have questions about the hotel occupancy tax fund application process on Thursday, March 5, 2026, at 4 p.m. at the Visitors Center, 282 N. Main Street.
For more information or to sign up for the orientation session, please email Jeanette Teague, Visit Boerne Assistant Director, or call (830) 249-7277.
