Hillsborough County reels in record-setting amount of bed taxes

Coffers swelled by more than $6 million in May, a nearly 52% increase from the same month last year.

By Brian Hartz
| 10:40 a.m. June 27, 2022
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Tampa Bay-Lakeland

Hillsborough County collected more than $6.07 million in tourism development taxes, also known as bed taxes, in May.

According to a news release from Visit Tampa Bay, the destination marketing agency for Tampa and Hillsborough County, the record-setting intake represents a 51.7% increase over May 2021. Hotel revenue was also up, totaling more than $88 million, as was occupancy, at 73% — a 7.8% improvement from May 2021.