Sales tax revenue numbers from across Summit County continue to indicate an increasingly strong and sure-footed local tourism economy based on first-quarter data.
The restaurant and short-term lodging industries in Breckenridge and Frisco are leading the recovery, with significant increases in sales tax revenue generated in the first three months of the year from the same time frame in 2009 and 2010.
Sales taxes collected from Breckenridge restaurants and bars climbed a steady 6.5 percent from the same time frame last year and tax revenue increased more than 9 percent in March 2011 from March 2010, indicating a strong finish to the season for the industry.
Frisco sales tax revenue from restaurants grew by nearly 1 percent in first quarter 2011 from the same time period in 2010, and March saw a 7.39 percent increase this year from last.
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