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"To get back to where we were, that’s about eight years."

-- Orange County Comptroller Phil Diamond

Orange County’s tourism industry continues to rebound amid the pandemic as summer travelers staying at area hotels brought in more than $21 million in tax dollars for the month of June.

The tourist development tax, also known as TDT dollars collected from hotel and resort stays, for June were the highest reported since the pandemic began last spring, which had devastating financial consequences for Florida’s tourism industry.

“Bottom line is, the numbers were good,” Orange County Comptroller Phil Diamond said Monday.

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