JACKSON HOLE LODGING ASSOCIATION

JHLA is a nonprofit organization advocating for the local lodging industry and related ancillary businesses. As active community members, we seek to preserve personal property rights and support sustainable growth. We look to collaborate with a wide-ranging constituent to support and preserve our thriving community.

The lodging sector in the Jackson Hole area, comprising the entirety of Teton County, Wyoming, has evolved over the past 20 years with technology advances bringing about new industries and markets all together. Being a gateway community to two of the most scenic and well traveled national parks in North America, Jackson Hole’s main economic driver is tourism. As with many other areas where tourism is prevalent, other impacts such as affordable workforce housing and community character are top of mind amongst elected officials and the community as a whole.

In 2014 the Town of Jackson and Teton County enacted new regulations to restrict the ability of residential dwellings outside of designated resort zoned areas to rent for less than a minimum of 31 nights. Within the Town of Jackson, for properties within resort zoned areas who wished to rent for less than 31 nights, business licenses became required with annual checks for compliance. In recent months there has been new discussion regarding moving the nightly minimum on rentals from 31 nights to 90-120 nights.

JHLA was organized to be involved in this discussion. We want the community to be aware of how regulations like this impact them and how wide ranging it is felt. A range of businesses including house cleaners, trade service providers (plumbers, electricians, contractors), caretaking groups, restaurants, tour groups, fishing guides, property management companies and countless others, depend on tourism to employ community members and the families behind them.