The Florida Supreme Court’s recent decision in favor of online travel companies in a major hotel room tax case will likely lead to tax revenue losses for some local jurisdictions but is expected to have positive results for Florida’s tourism industry and, by extension, the statewide economy.
Specifically, the decision in Alachua County v. Expedia addresses whether online travel companies, or OTCs, including Expedia, Hotels.com and the other major hotel booking company websites, must pay hotel room taxes on the amount of their markups.
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