The Chargers’ plan for a downtown stadium-convention center will not generate enough meeting business to justify an increase in the hotel tax, concludes a new study funded by the tourism industry.
The analysis, which was prepared by a Chicago-based consulting firm and released on Wednesday, is at odds with rosier predictions by Chargers consultants who analyzed the financial impact of a convention center built as part of a stadium.
The Chargers are asking voters this November to increase the hotel room tax from 12.5 percent to 16.5 percent to help pay for an estimated $1.