For the first time ever, Dare County occupancy tax collection in a single month crossed the $200 million mark.
But the record figures reflect increased prices for hotel/motel rooms and vacation rentals, rather then an increase in the number of people visiting the Outer Banks.
Lee Nettles, Executive Director of the Outer Banks Visitors Bureau, shares more details from the September 15, 2022 meeting of the Dare County Tourism Board: