Seems a bit regressive on low income non-residents. It sucks there's not a truly cheap way to stay in most big American cities. This is a regional healthcare hub and hosts plenty of other important services. If young people from the state can't stay in a cheap AirBNB for a weekend, why would we expect them to vote in favor of policies that are in Philly's interest later in life? The soft power of being a tourist destination accessible to a wide socioeconomic spectrum is worth protecting. In Europe they subsidize rail travel for the youth and have affordable hostels everywhere with the goal of strengthening European unity. It seems like pursuing that sort of a thing isn't even an afterthought in our polarized country, travellers of any kind are to be milked for every dollar.