Ulster County has long thrived off the tourism and hospitality industry. Tourism and hospitality represent 45% of all Ulster County jobs created in the last year. According to the Albany Times Union, Ulster County hosts earned over $7 million in Airbnb revenues in 2021, a 133% increase over 2019 revenues and a full 6% of the entire host market in New York State. Ulster County has seen Occupancy Tax collections grow substantially from $1.53 million to $3.57 million over the last five years. The bulk of that increase has been since the 2021 implementation of the voluntary collection agreement with Airbnb and during the pandemic.
