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tourism development tax

  • The Orange County Convention Center is funded in part by the Tourism Development Tax.
    How Do Orange County Leaders Spend The Tourism Development Tax?
    Brendan Byrne
    When tourists spend a night in Orlando, they pay a tax. It’s a six percent which goes to a fund that helps pay for things like convention centers, sports stadiums and arenas, auditoriums and museums and the marketing of Orlando. It’s a lot of money. And in the next seven years, Orange County is expecting a surplus of the tourism development tax -- but how will it be spent?