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Ocean Center posts record year: 118 events, $11.5M revenue and 88,000 room nights, GM says
Summary
Ocean Center general manager Lynn Flanders told the commission the convention center had its best year with 118 events, about 513,000 attendees, $11.5 million revenue and an estimated $114 million in county spending impact; commissioners praised the economic contribution.
Lynn Flanders, general manager of the Daytona Beach Ocean Center, reported to the City Commission on April 2 that the convention center had its best year on record, citing attendance and economic-impact figures.
Flanders said the Ocean Center hosted 118 events last year and drew about 513,000 visitors, generating roughly 88,000 room nights for area hotels and $11.5 million in revenue for the facility — a 20% increase over 2023. "It was our best year ever that we just finished," she told the commission. She added the center's spending ripple supported or sustained an estimated 980 jobs in Volusia County and produced sales-tax revenue for the state.
Commissioners thanked Flanders and her staff for their work and pressed on operational details and how the center dovetails with downtown and beachside economic development plans. The presentation was accompanied by an annual report that staff said will be posted publicly online.
