Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP®) is educating HITEC Orlando attendees about housing pirates in its efforts to prevent them from experiencing fraudulent actions. The Hospitality Industry Technology Exposition and Conference (HITEC®) will be held at the Orange County Convention Center on June 27-30, 2022 in Orlando, Florida USA. To assist with accommodations HFTP enlists the services of Orchid Events to help manage the thousands of hotel room nights necessary for the event.
Orange County tourism taxes decline for first time since initial pandemic fallout
January 2021 tourism development taxes down 70% compared to same time last year
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ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – For the first time since Orange County’s tourism development tax collection hit rock bottom during the pandemic, Comptroller Phil Diamond said January’s numbers did not increase like the previous months but instead took a downturn.
Speaking from the Orange County Convention Center on Monday, Diamond announced the latest tourism development tax, or TDT, dollar intake for January, which is collected from hotel, resort and motel stays.
For the first month of 2021, $7,678,100 was collected from taxes tied to hotel beds in the county, a 70% drop from January 2020.
Deputies say women posing as fake grannies trespassed after trying to get vaccine
Woman dress as seniors to get vaccinated, officials say
Two women donning gloves, glasses, and bonnets are accused of posing as seniors in an attempt to get a COVID-19 vaccine, according to health officials.
ORLANDO, Fla. - The Orange County Sheriff s Office on Friday released body camera video of two women accused of pretending to be senior citizens and trying to get their second coronavirus vaccine shot.
It all happened at the Orange County Convention Center on Wednesday morning. Deputies said a granny imposter pulled up with a passenger to get their vaccine. However, instead of getting a shot, they were given a scolding. L