According to the director of the Institute for Economic Forecasting, this year's tourism tax revenue marked the highest ...

1. Epic Universe in Orlando drives record tourism ( wesh.com) — Orlando's Epic Universe theme park is significantly boosting local tourism, with record-breaking Tourist Development Tax collections.

As Orange County commissioners prepare to discuss a scathing audit of Visit Orlando, the tax-funded marketing agency hosted a video conference Thursday to make the case for tourism’s impact on the ...

The Magic of the Mouse: A Dole Whip with finger of scotch served in a collectible plastic cup with ears. Costs $400 and you stand in line outdoors with no shade for three hours to get one and it’s ...

Universal, Disney and SeaWorld transformed Orlando tourism in 2024 with expansions, new coasters and a major legal resolution. Disney joins Universal, others in legal fight over property taxes New ...

DESANTIS WILL SIGN THE BILL. THIS MORNING WE HAVE NEW NUMBERS SHOWING MORE PEOPLE ARE COMING TO OUR AREA. VISIT ORLANDO SAYS MORE THAN 75 MILLION TOURISTS CAME TO THE CITY LAST YEAR. WESH 2’S BOB ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — The tax on Orlando area hotel rooms just raked in the second-largest, one-month bonanza ever. But optimism over Orange County’s near-record collection of $40.1 million in March, ...

Tourism-related activity produced $33.6 billion in federal, state, and local taxes, a 3.3% increase from the previous year. Without tourism, Florida households would pay an additional $1,730 annually ...

Florida law currently restricts how much of that tax money can be used to address some of Orlando’s most pressing issues, such as homelessness and transportation, instead requiring most of it to be ...