Tourist Development Tax collection for July 2024

[Jen]

Tourist Development Tax collection showed a 5.29% decrease in South Walton for July 2024 compared with the previous year. Total collections for July 2024 in South Walton were $11,486,300.06.

The Tourist Development Tax, or bed tax, is a 5% tax collected on hotels, condos, and other short-term rentals south of Choctawhatchee Bay. It is the best way to gauge visitation and demand trends in South Walton. The revenue supports tourism marketing and beach operations efforts, including cleaning and maintaining beaches, employing lifeguards, destination improvements, and preservation initiatives.

Tourist Development Tax collection on short-term rental accommodations north of the Choctawhatchee Bay totaled $47,446.58, for July 2024. Collections for July represent a 6.08% increase, or $1,812.62, compared with the previous year.

The Tourist Development Tax, or bed tax, for the reporting period is a 3% tax collected on hotels, condos, and other short-term rentals north of the Choctawhatchee Bay. It is the best way to gauge visitation and demand trends.

As of Aug.1, the number of active rental units in South Walton was 19,681 and North Walton was 812 for a total of 20,493.

 

[pgw]

Tourist Development Tax collection showed a 5.29% decrease in South Walton for July 2024 compared with the previous year. Total collections for July 2024 in South Walton were $11,486,300.06.

The Tourist Development Tax, or bed tax, is a 5% tax collected on hotels, condos, and other short-term rentals south of Choctawhatchee Bay. It is the best way to gauge visitation and demand trends in South Walton. The revenue supports tourism marketing and beach operations efforts, including cleaning and maintaining beaches, employing lifeguards, destination improvements, and preservation initiatives.

Tourist Development Tax collection on short-term rental accommodations north of the Choctawhatchee Bay totaled $47,446.58, for July 2024. Collections for July represent a 6.08% increase, or $1,812.62, compared with the previous year.

The Tourist Development Tax, or bed tax, for the reporting period is a 3% tax collected on hotels, condos, and other short-term rentals north of the Choctawhatchee Bay. It is the best way to gauge visitation and demand trends.

As of Aug.1, the number of active rental units in South Walton was 19,681 and North Walton was 812 for a total of 20,493.

Well let me give you some input from 1 of those tourist that contributed to your total tax. I rented a very large expensive home along 30A only to be corralled onto a postage size beach area because the beaches to the left and right of this neighborhood were privatized! I am 70 yeas old and have visited Florida for years and have never encountered such a thing. I will not returnas much as I adore the area. I WILL TAKE MY $ TO BEACHES THAT ARE PUBLIC TO ALL! Let's see how you feel about your totals next year after tourists don't return. I encountered plenty of people who felt the same while there as well on this forum!

 

[bob1]

Well let me give you some input from 1 of those tourist that contributed to your total tax. I rented a very large expensive home along 30A only to be corralled onto a postage size beach area because the beaches to the left and right of this neighborhood were privatized! I am 70 yeas old and have visited Florida for years and have never encountered such a thing. I will not returnas much as I adore the area. I WILL TAKE MY $ TO BEACHES THAT ARE PUBLIC TO ALL! Let's see how you feel about your totals next year after tourists don't return. I encountered plenty of people who felt the same while there as well on this forum!

Yes, with billion$ at stake you'd think property owners off the beach and Walco residents would make the county reclaim the beaches one way or another.

 

[raven316]

Well let me give you some input from 1 of those tourist that contributed to your total tax. I rented a very large expensive home along 30A only to be corralled onto a postage size beach area because the beaches to the left and right of this neighborhood were privatized! I am 70 yeas old and have visited Florida for years and have never encountered such a thing. I will not returnas much as I adore the area. I WILL TAKE MY $ TO BEACHES THAT ARE PUBLIC TO ALL! Let's see how you feel about your totals next year after tourists don't return. I encountered plenty of people who felt the same while there as well on this forum!

We'll only come the week before Thanksgiving. We used to come for the Turkey week but even that is ridiculous.