Savannah tourism generates record-breaking tax revenues
by The Savannah Morning News
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If a visitor’s head hits a bed in Savannah, it definitely makes a sound.

Cha-ching.

Savannah-area hotel/motel tax collections set a new record for the third consecutive year in 2012. The 6 percent tax generated approximately $17 million in revenue. Those funds are divided among the city of Savannah, Chatham County, the municipalities, two destination marketing organizations and the group that oversees the Savannah International Trade and Convention Center.

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