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Everyone knows tourism put Orlando on the map. What most people have also come to realize, though, is that this community — any community — needs more than just tourism to thrive economically. This is a pretty widely accepted principle, especially in a place like Central Florida that routinely ranks dead last among major metros when it comes to median wages. Yet for most of Orlando’s . ....
It’s to be expected that, when a group of engaged community leaders is asked to tackle an issue, many of them will be reluctant to stay inside fixed boundaries. And while the members of the task force convened to study uses of the county’s tourist development tax remained respectful to the wishes of the local officials and industries that appointed them, it’s no surprise that frustration . ....
A hotel-tax uprising in Orlando orlandosentinel.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from orlandosentinel.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Editorial: Orange can push tourist-tax flexibility orlandosentinel.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from orlandosentinel.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The Orange County Tourist Development Tax Citizen Advisory Task Force presented its final recommendations on how to spend tourist tax dollars, which amounts to more than $300 million. ....