Orange County Tourist-Tax Collections in July reach Epic High, continuing to break records!

July 2025 saw tourist-tax collections in Orange County soar, hitting the highest amount collected ever for the month of July!

July 2025 has been a record-breaking month in Orlando, as not only did the heat soar, Orange County's Tourist Development Tax (TDT) revenue, a 6% tax on hotels and short-term rentals soared too!

Orange County Comptroller Phil Diamond announced today that Tourist Development Tax (TDT) collections received by Orange County for the July 2025 TDT collection month were $29,571,100. That is a 11.1% increase compared to July 2024.

“July 2025 delivered the strongest July collections on record. Summer performance continued to heat up” said Comptroller Diamond.

According to Visit Orlando, “Metro Orlando’s hotel occupancy in July grew slightly year-over-year by +0.4%, settling at 71.2%, with room demand increasing at a stronger rate of 1.3%.

The Average Daily Rate (ADR) climbed to $180.87, representing a 4.2% increase over the same time period last year ($173.59). Leisure bookings led the growth, up 3.8% from last year, while group demand remained steady.”

On the TDT reserve side, Renewal & Replacement Reserves (R&RR) increased by $917,559 in July. The Other Authorized Uses Reserves, which is a component of the R&RR, is currently at $154.9 million. This reserve will help offset some of the future expenses associated with recently approved projects and programs such as the Convention Center 5A expansion project (Convention Way Grand Concourse project), Camping World Stadium renovations, Arts and Application Review Committee (ARC) funding, and the UCF football stadium tower project.

It is worth noting that the City of Orlando recently issued bonds for the $400 million Camping World Stadium project. The County’s first payment to the city will occur prior to November 1, 2025 in the amount of approximately $27 million.

Orange County Comptroller Phil Diamond will release the August TDT collections report in early October.

Orange County’s Tourist Development Tax (TDT) – sometimes called the “bed tax” – is revenue generated by a 6-percent tax on hotel stays and other short-term rentals that are less than six months in duration.

The tax generates revenue to fund tourism-related projects such as the Orange County Convention Center, Camping World Stadium, and other venues. together with tourism promotion by Visit Orlando.

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