Public Notice of Lodging Tax Rate Change
Apr 8th, 2025
Posted in: Public NoticeRevenue
Public Notice of Lodging Tax Rate Change
Mobile, Ala. — On March 11, 2025, the Mobile City Council adopted Ordinance 34-004, increasing the rate of Mobile’s Lodging Tax—an assessment on short-term lodging accommodations collected on transactions within the city limits and its extended police jurisdiction.
Following several weeks of discussion, the City Council approved an increase that raises Mobile’s total lodging tax rate from 8 percent to 10 percent within the city limits and sets the lodging tax rate within the extended police jurisdiction at 5 percent. These changes will officially take effect on June 1, 2025.
| Lodgings | City Limits | Police Jurisdiction |
| General | 10% | 5% |
| Per Night Fee | $0 | $0 |
As part of the ordinance, the City Council also approved dedicating new revenue from this upcoming lodging tax increases to tourism promotion through Visit Mobile, to support operations at the Mobile International Airport, and to pay down debt service for the construction of Mobile Arena.