PROVIDENCE – Collection of the 5% hotel tax in Rhode Island totaled $1.2 million in November, a 9.4% increase year over year, the R.I. Department of Revenue said on Tuesday.
Hosting platforms and room resellers accounted for $39,476 of the tax collected in November, an increase from $19,123 one year prior.
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- Regional tourism district allocations from the tax totaled $446,784. The largest allocation to a regional tourism district was to Aquidneck Island, $151,954.
- Allocation to municipalities totaled $287,577. The largest municipal allocation was to Providence at $87,772.
- Allocation to R.I. Commerce Corp. totaled $329,363.
- Allocation to the Providence and Warwick Convention and Visitors Bureau totaled $179,846.
Fiscal year to date through November, collection of the 5% hotel tax totaled $4.9 million, a 7.4% increase from collections during the same period last year.
