Bills moving through the Florida Legislature would, among other things, redirect bed tax money to property tax breaks and ...

Just weeks after Gov. Ron DeSantis touted record-breaking tourist numbers, the state House is targeting organizations which help draw visitors.

The LVCVA board also unanimously approved a four-year $848,600 interlocal agreement of two years with one optional two-year extension to fund a tourism intelligence analyst serving as a liaison ...

Locally, the bed tax funds marketing efforts on behalf ... in the county and 276,000 households. The tourism industry in Polk employs 41,000 people. The Polk County bed tax revenues were $25 ...