You see that as a POSITIVE? You're only interested in the increased tax revenue to the area? If so, you should be wanting outsiders spending their money in your area, so as to help the tax burden on the locals.
Quite a number of towns around here have a meals tax, in addition to the state sales tax, the idea being since they are "tourist" towns it is means of helping lessen the tax burden on the locals for the wear and tear on infrastructure and the use of town services. Of course the locals pay it as well, but it's better than our property taxes going up.
Nobody gains when more gas is consumed. Of course I don’t like the ridiculous amount of taxation and regulation we have, but my preference is that the money stays local. It’s spent locally, on police, fire, trash removal and road maintenance (etc).