I respectfully disagree, Allie.  You can't keep using the tourists as a piggy bank.  Take a lesson from New York City who used to have a total room tax burden (sales tax, accommodation tax, etc.) of over 20%.  It materially impacted tourism to the point where they lowered the accommodation tax.  Tourism then increased.  If you tax something more you will get less of it.  For the politicians to think raising the TAT will result in no effect on tourism is foolish.