Tampa bed tax collections rise 15%

Hillsborough County collected $5,257,350 in hotel taxes for June, collected from May bookings. 

The numbers are down a bit from May numbers from April bookings, which were $6,571,482, say officials from Visit Tampa Bay.

June's revenue from Tampa's tourist development tax collections help the county surpass the $52 million mark for the fiscal year, which ends Sept. 30. The total taxable revenue numbers for June, from May business, were $873,439,297, which means Hillsborough County hotel revenue will pass its $1 billion goal, say Visit Tampa Bay officials in a Thursday news release.