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Coronavirus damages to Orange County tourism tax will likely exceed post 9/11, officials warn
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ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – Orange County Comptroller Phil Diamond painted a bleak picture Monday of the affect the coronavirus pandemic will have on the county’s tourism tax dollars following the closure of theme parks, saying the only thing he can compare it to is the fallout after the Sept.
11, 2001 terrorist attacks. February was a good month for the county’s tourism tax collections which are collected mostly from rentals, hotels and motels.
Diamond said TDT was up 6.8% for February and 8% for the fiscal year. However, the comptroller warned, February’s tax numbers do not reflect the month of March when the Orange County Convention Center saw cancellation after cancellation and Disney World, Universal Orlando and SeaWorld Orlando -- along
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