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.