According to new numbers from the City of Vernon, more and more travellers are picking the North Okanagan city as a destination.

The City of Vernon recently received the Municipal Regional District Tax for December and they were able to draw conclusions for the year.

Since they started collecting this tax in 2010, hotels and other vacation spots brought in more money than ever before.

In total for 2015, over $616,621.27 was collected by the city in hotel tax. This is an increase of 15.1 per cent over 2014 and up 77.1 per cent since 2011, when these numbers were first collected.

Photo Credit: KelownaNow.Sparkling Hill Resort is just one of the many vacation spots in the Vernon area.This number means $30.8 million in room revenue is being generated by accommodators located in Vernon, compared to only $17.4 million in 2011.

For the fifth year in a row, Vernon has had the fastest growing room revenue compared to Kelowna, Kamloops and Penticton.

“2015 was another exceptional year for the accommodation sector in Vernon,” said Kevin Poole, manager of economic development and tourism, in a statement. “We are extremely pleased with the results and hope to see continued growth in the sector.”

The only city in British Columbia with a greater increase in hotel tax was Vancouver, which beat Vernon by an extra two per cent, but made a total of almost $700 million in room revenue.