Another record year for New York City
Thursday, 22 Jan, 2016
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Mayor Bill de Blasio and tourism marketing agency NYC & Company announced another bumper year for New York tourism, breaking the visitation record again for the sixth year running.
The Big Apple welcomed an estimated 58.3 million visitors last year, up by 1.8 million visitors from 2014.
This included a record high 12.3 million international visitors, de Blasio said.
"Through the hard work of NYC & Company, and their support of the City’s various attractions, 2015 marked a new milestone for NYC tourism. As the safest and most exciting big city in America, we have so many rich offerings that continue to make the five boroughs a global draw."
Hoteliers sold a record 33.7 million room-nights last year, up 4% on the previous year while 6.1 million meetings and conventions delegates visited the City’s five boroughs in 2015.
NYC & Company said the top four international markets – the UK, Canada, Brazil and China – grew last year with China expanding by 14%.
"The City continues to evolve, always offering fresh reasons to visit again and again, with more new developments on the horizon. However, with the continuing pressure on the global economy and the strengthening dollar, we will all need to work even harder in 2016 to sustain our competitive edge," said NYC & Company CEO Fred Dixon.
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