The HMAVC is composed of Members and Associate Members. Members are the owners, general managers or representatives of individual hotel & motel properties. Our Associate Members are vendors to the industry and to one another.
The Hotel Motel Association of Volusia County
has produced a presentation to highlight the importance of the travel industry in Florida. The presentation has been distributed in CD format to leaders and politicians across the state. Please take a minute to view this presentation of the importance of Tourism to our area.
Remember ...Tourism works for Volusia - There are more than 300 hotels in Volusia County.
- The hospitality industry employs 40,000 people and has an annual payroll of over $450 million.
- This makes tourism the #1 private sector employer in the area.
- Visitors contribute $3.6 Billion in local expenditures.
- Hotels pay over $9 million yearly in property taxes.
- Tourists spend $10 million a day in the local economy.
- 36% of area sales tax is from area visitors.
- 40% of the local option gasoline tax is from Volusia County visitors.
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