Florida’s Orange County Hotel Taxes Rose 11% for Record July

Florida’s Orange County, home to theme parks from Walt Disney Co. and Comcast Corp.’s Universal, said hotel taxes rose 11.1% to $29.6 million in July.

• “July 2025 delivered the strongest July collections on record,” Orange County Comptroller Phil Diamond said in a statement. “Summer performance continued to heat up.”
• Comcast’s $7 billion Epic Universe theme park opened in Orlando in late May.
• Hotel occupancy and room rates rose in Orange County. The results contrast with Las Vegas, which saw those measures decline, along with overall tourist visits, in July.

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