Tourism Development Fund Application

PURPOSE

Visit The Woodlands supports high-impact, integrated tourism funding opportunities that help the organization fulfill its mission as the official Destination Management & Marketing Organization for The Woodlands Township. Opportunities in this category should deliver significant return on investment (ROI) through market value, hotel room nights, sales tax collections, events admission tax collections and economic impact. Multi-layered sponsorships should include, but not be limited to, a combination of media assets, marketing impressions, regional, national and/or global exposure, opportunities to reinforce The Woodlands as a destination attraction for tourism.

To apply for Visit The Woodlands Tourism Development Fund, please fill out the form below. After reviewing your application, and if the request meets our guidelines, a member of our team will reach out to you for more information.

ORGANIZATION INFORMATION

ORGANIZATION NAME*:

ORGANIZATION TYPE*:

IF YOU SELECTED "OTHER" FOR THE PREVIOUS QUESTION, PLEASE EXPLAIN:

ORGANIZATION WEBSITE*:

YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION

FIRST NAME*:

LAST NAME*:

TITLE:

EMAIL*:

PHONE*:

CELL PHONE:

EVENT INFORMATION

EVENT NAME*:

EVENT START DATE*:

EVENT END DATE*:

HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE EXPECTED TO ATTEND?*:

WILL TICKETS BE SOLD?*:

Yes No

HOTEL INFORMATION

DOES THE EVENT HAVE A HOST HOTEL LOCATED IN THE WOODLANDS?*:

IF YES, PLEASE CHOOSE YOUR HOST HOTEL FROM THE LIST BELOW:

NUMBER OF ROOMS BLOCKED:

ECONOMIC IMPACT INFORMATION

To be considered, events should deliver significant return on investment through market value, hotel tax collections, retail sales tax collections, events admission tax collections and other forms of economic impact.

WILL RETAIL SALES TAX BE GENERATED FROM TICKET OR EVENT SALES?*:

Yes No

The State of Texas collects an 8.25% Retail Sales Tax on taxable purchases made in The Woodlands Township.

WILL EVENTS ADMISSION TAX BE GENERATED FROM TICKET SALES?*:

Yes No

The Woodlands Township has the ability to collect an Events Admission Tax of 5% on event ticket sales in The Woodlands. Certain restrictions apply.

WILL THE EVENT GENERATE HOTEL ROOM NIGHTS IN THE WOODLANDS?*:

Yes No

The Woodlands Township collects a 9% tax on each hotel room rate sold within its 14 properties.

IF SO, HOW MANY HOTEL ROOM NIGHTS ARE EXPECTED IN THE WOODLANDS?:

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