http://news.yahoo.com/bill-dispute-...avorting-wh-230935048--abc-news-politics.html I am thinking about staying the in Hyatt Union Hotel, where the trade expo will be held.
It's a business expense providing you are a business trader before the expo. If you are an investor, it's disallowed as an investment expense - a miscellaneous itemized deduction in excess of 2% of AGI - under section 274(h)(7).