County shatters bed-tax revenue record

Visit Tampa Bay says hotel profitability jumped by 10% in May.

  • By Business Observer Staff
  • | 11:27 a.m. July 10, 2018
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Photo courtesy of Visit Tampa Bay.
Photo courtesy of Visit Tampa Bay.
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TAMPA — Destination marketing agency Visit Tampa Bay reports Hillsborough County’s hotel industry outpaced all its national competitors in May thanks to strong demand for rooms, which pushed up hotel rates and boosted profitability by more than 10% for the month.

 

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