The Trump Organization paid for the Gold Coast mayor’s meals, accommodation, and transfers during a visit to Mar-a-lago earlier this year.
Tom Tate visited the luxurious estate days before an Australian developer signed a deal to build a Trump-branded tower at Surfers Paradise.
Cr Tate met with US President Donald Trump and his son, Eric, in Florida between February 12 and February 14 as part of a broader month-long overseas trip to Italy, the UAE and the USA.
Developers say the Gold Coast Trump Tower will be the tallest building in Australia. (Supplied: Altus Property Group)
New details of the trip were revealed on Tuesday in Cr Tate’s latest register of interests document.
The mayor is required to declare gifts valued at $500 or more, or multiple gifts totalling $500 or more.
The register shows two gifts from the Trump Organization: Hospitality — meals received over two days at Mar-a-lago USA, accommodation at Mar-a-Lago, and vehicle transfers to and from Miami International Airport.
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Cr Tate told the ABC earlier this month that he was invited to the estate as “mayor of the city.”
“That’s a gift to the city, not to me,” he said.
“I’m pretty sure Tom Tate wouldn’t have gotten an invite; the mayor of the Gold Coast got an invite.”
The February meeting occurred just before the signing of a $1.5 billion deal between Australian property developer Altus CEO David Young and the Trump Organization’s executive vice-president Eric Trump.
The ABC has previously revealed Mr Young has twice gone bankrupt.
The 91-storey tower on Trickett Street in Surfers Paradise would feature a six-star resort hotel, 270 luxury apartments, a retail plaza and a beach club.
An online petition opposing the Gold Coast Trump Tower has already received tens of thousands of signatures.
Cr Tate told ABC News he was not asked for any assurances that he or the council would approve the Trump Tower building application when it is lodged.
The Trump Organization is hoping to turn the first sod in August.