ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – Orange County tax collections from hotel and resort stays remained at historic lows through the end of 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic; however, the latest numbers from the comptroller’s office show a continued, slow rebound as collections increased for the eighth consecutive month after hitting rock bottom in April.
Tourism Development Taxes, or TDT, are released a month after the completed tax period. On Monday, Comptroller Phil Diamond shared December’s intake was more than $10.5 million, a 59% drop from December 2019.
This is the lowest amount the county has collected in tourism tax dollars in any December since 2005, according to the most recent report.