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Philly is grossly underperforming, given its location and what it's got to offer. I think a lot of international travelers go from NYC to DC (or the other way around) and skip Philly altogether. It needs to do a better job of marketing itself and capturing a larger portion of that traffic.
They've been doing a marketing blitz the last few years with their "With Love, Philadelphia" ads. Who knows how successful those ads have been. I just think it's hard getting people to visit Philadelphia when that means that's one day out of maybe 7 that they're not spending doing cool stuff in NYC or seeing the White House in DC.
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It would have been more accurate to say that Chicago receives more European tourists than DC, which should not be the case given its location in the middle of the country. In terms of overall tourists, DC should be blowing Chicago out of the water due to its coastal location, status as our nation's capital and proximity to Europe, but it's not. I guess people don't dig that city that much.
DC also benefits by having New York only a few hours away. A lot of foreign visitors to DC likely entered the country through JFK.
Lol you've stooped to the old DC is close by to NYC trick huh?
Gimme a break Chicago is 4 times larger a city proper than DC. Why is DC ahead at all?
Philly is a coastal location closer to Europe also what's your point???
You're mixing threads which is causing with you to misunderstanding what I'm saying.
You're the one who brought it up.
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Philly is lagging there too because in some ways international(ism)/ tourism can closely relate to the sophisticated vibe and feel of the city or area.
So again, I ask, how does DC have a more "sophisticated vibe" than Miami, and how do Guatemalan enclaves in Montgomery County contribute to that sophistication?
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It would have been more accurate to say that Chicago receives more European tourists than DC, which should not be the case given its location in the middle of the country. In terms of overall tourists, DC should be blowing Chicago out of the water due to its coastal location, status as our nation's capital and proximity to Europe, but it's not. I guess people don't dig that city that much.
DC also benefits by having New York only a few hours away. A lot of foreign visitors to DC likely entered the country through JFK.
This is how I've caught you. How is DC helped by New York 4 hours away and (5th in the nation in tourism), yet Philly 90 miles away and not even on the list??
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You're the one who brought it up.
So again, I ask, how does DC have a more "sophisticated vibe" than Miami, and how do Guatemalan enclaves in Montgomery County contribute to that sophistication?
Dude don't ask me that off topic bs. Lol
Miami is not more sophisticated than DC. Anymore on it, we can take it to that thread.
They've been doing a marketing blitz the last few years with their "With Love, Philadelphia" ads. Who knows how successful those ads have been. I just think it's hard getting people to visit Philadelphia when that means that's one day out of maybe 7 that they're not spending doing cool stuff in NYC or seeing the White House in DC.
True, but an educated traveler going between NYC and DC by road would take at least one day for Philly. I get the sense though that Philly is simply not on the radar for a lot of people. Anecdotally, I had relatives visiting from abroad a couple years ago who were planning to spend a few days in DC and then take the bus to NY. When I asked if they were stopping in Philly on the way, the response was "What's in Philly?". And these are relatively educated people.
This is how I've caught you. How is DC helped by New York 4 hours away and (5th in the nation in tourism), yet Philly 90 miles away and not even on the list??
Case closed.
That's not evidence that Philly isn't helped. The city's numbers could be even lower if NYC wasn't 90 miles away.
Yes, according to the survey, 48% of international visitors to Toronto came from the U.S.
With that said, TO received well over 2.2 million international visitors even after we discount all of its U.S. visitors, which I'd say is a respectable number given how long NYC and Chicago's shadows can cast over the entire Midwest/Northeast region.
And only visitors from the U.S. who arrive by plane are counted. If all of the U.S. visitors who arrive by car/bus/train were also counted, Toronto's total would be quite a bit higher given how close it is to the American border, whereas many of the American cities on the list wouldn't be impacted much by Canadians arriving by car/bus/train since most of them are too far from the border and most Canadian visitors arrive by plane.
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DC is the capital of the most powerful nation (or was until Donnie took control) in the world. It's pathetic how little foreign visitors DC gets.
It's fifth in the nation.. Since when did we get to a point where top 5 is pathetic in America?
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