May marks first month since pandemic Orange County didn’t have to dip into tourism tax reserves Comptroller: ‘Welcome news and hopefully a sign of things to come’ Tags: Disney closes hotels, shops ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – While tourism tax dollar collections have not fully rebounded in Orange County, officials say there are signs of hope. The Orange County Comptroller’s Office on Monday released its May numbers, which showed the county collected a total of $16,890,000 in tourist development tax. [TRENDING: ] While the total number of monthly tax collections from hotel and resort stays in Orange County is higher than it was this time last year -- a 1,303.5% increase over May 2020, to be exact -- the total number of tourism tax dollars collected in May was $142,100 lower than April’s collection, according to the latest report from the comptroller’s office.