May 24, 2013

Orange County Tourism's Roller-Coaster Ride

Diane Sears | 1/1/2010

Orange County tourism Tax Revenues
A look at the tourism tax revenue collected in Orange County in the past 10 years gives a snapshot of the industry's roller-coaster ride during the recession, compared with fallout from Sept. 11, 2001.
Year	Tourism Tax	% Chg. from Previous Year
1999	$99,201,334	1.8%
2000	108,195,860	9.1
2001	104,824,904	-3.1
2002	91,622,272	-12.6
2003	93,356,030	1.9
2004	111,016,595	18.9
2005	120,167,872	8.2
2006	129,899,324	8.1
2007	163,024,182	25.5
2008	168,159,461	3.2
2009	142,209,730	-15.4
Source: Orange County Comptroller's Office

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