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Newark, the tourism capitol of the Tri-City Area

By Matt Artz
Tuesday, June 24th, 2008 at 10:26 am in Fremont, Newark, Union City, business.

And, I guess, Union City is the city where no one wants to sleep.

With Fremont considering an increase to its hotel tax, the city released figures on how much cities make from the tax. In these parts, little Newark came out on top.

In 2007, Newark’s 10 percent hotel tax generated $3.18 million — fifth highest in the county.

That same year, Fremont’s 8 percent tax generated $2.86 million.

Meanwhile in Union City, the 10 percent tax generated just $681,000 — second lowest after San Leandro.

During the height of the dot-com boom, Fremont was the tourist capital. Its hotel tax generated $4.2 million in 2001, compared to $2.5 for Newark and $824,000 for Union City, known in motel circles as Oakland South.

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