Bed tax, room rates expected to rebound

Revenue, occupancy all down in January.

  • Tourist Development Council board member Janak Patel said February’s numbers will look much better than January’s on the bed tax and room rates. (JAMIE WACHTER/Lake City Reporter)
    Tourist Development Council board member Janak Patel said February’s numbers will look much better than January’s on the bed tax and room rates. (JAMIE WACHTER/Lake City Reporter)

    A drop in hotel stays in January will bounce back, according to a Columbia County hotelier.

    At Wednesday’s Columbia County Tourist Development Council meeting, new TDC Director Cody Gray presented the …