Resort taxes down
The latest report from the Orange County Controller indicates that resort tax revenue for April of 2008 was down 0.5 percent compared to 2007.
While officials claim that the decline is due to Easter being in March this year, revenues also were 3.3 percent less than what agencies had predicted.
Prior to this report, the county collected $5.4 million, which reflected a 5.4 percent increase for the past seven months.
In addition to the tax report, Smith Travel Research found that there was a 2.1 drop in room occupancy this April in comparison to 2007.
Area tourism leaders remain optimistic that Orlando will fare well despite current economic concerns.
