The Lee County Visitor & Convention Bureau (VCB) -- which represents The Beaches of Fort Myers & Sanibel in southwest Florida -- reports record-breaking tax collections for the third year in a row, with $28.6 million in tourist tax on paid accommodations for fiscal year 2012-2013, which ended Sept. 30. The new record is a nearly 8% increase over last year\'s record-breaking $26.5 million in collections and a 30.9% rise from the $22.7 million collected in fiscal year 2010.
VCB executive director, Tamara Pigott said of the results, \"These numbers are even more impressive given their...
