By the numbers: (Information provided by the Luzerne County Treasurer’s Office, Convention Center Authority and Convention and Visitors Bureau)
Luzerne County hotel tax collected
2018: $3.07 million
County admin fee: $61,459
Convention Center Authority: $2.41 million
Convention and Visitors Bureau: $602,301
2019: $3.08 million
County admin fee: $61,505
Convention Center Authority: $2.41 million
Convention and Visitors Bureau: $602,753
2020 as of Aug. 11: $874,741
County admin fee: $17,495
Convention Center Authority: $685,797
Convention and Visitors Bureau: $171,449
Convention Center Authority debt service
Original construction bond for Mohegan Sun Arena: $22.1 million, issued in 1998
Current balance of debt payments for construction bond: $8.54 million
Additional debt for improvement projects at the arena: $14.11 million
Current total debt service: $22.65 million
Scheduled payoff date: Sept. 1, 2035
Hotel occupancy rate, by month
March 2019: 58.5%
April 2019: 65.5%
May 2019: 65.4%
June 2019: 68.1%
July 2019: 75.1%
March 2020: 44.6%
April 2020: 31.8%
May 2020: 33.2%
June 2020: 46.4%
July 2020: 58.6%
Total number of hotel rooms available in Luzerne County: 3,648, at 47 locations
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