March surge sees region set bed-tax record

Tampa Bay’s tourism development tax has topped $4 million.

  • By Business Observer Staff
  • | 1:38 p.m. May 11, 2018
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Mark Wemple. Visitors to Tampa and Hillsborough County contributed to record-setting bed tax collections in March 2018.
Mark Wemple. Visitors to Tampa and Hillsborough County contributed to record-setting bed tax collections in March 2018.
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TAMPA — Tampa Bay’s tourism industry set a new benchmark in March: achieving $4 million in tourist development tax — a 5% levy on room-nights in hotels and other short-term accommodations, also known as bed tax — revenue in a single month for the first time.

Santiago Corrada, president and CEO of Visit Tampa Bay. Courtesy photo.
Santiago Corrada, president and CEO of Visit Tampa Bay. Courtesy photo.

 

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