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PCB Bed Tax Numbers Up

Updated: Thu 10:10 AM, Oct 06, 2011

Panama City Beach bed tax numbers continue to point to a strong recovery for the local tourism industry.

Number released Wednesday show bed tax collections for the month of August were $1,086,000. That is a 34.5% increase over August of last year.

Dan Rowe, head of the TDC says year to date bed tax receipts are up 20.2% over last year.

Bed tax numbers are traditionally a good barometer of how tourism is doing in a community.


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