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Here is a list of The Most Visited Cities in the United States by Foreign Travelers
* NOTE- The arrival numbers come from the Office of Travel and Tourism Industries and exclude visitors from Mexico and Canada, which avoids skewing the numbers with border towns visited on day trips.
1. New York City = 9,285,000
2. Los Angeles = 3,653,000
3. Miami = 2,956,000
4. San Francisco = 2,872,000
5. (tie) Las Vegas = 2,788,000
5. (tie) Orlando = 2,788,000
7. Washington DC = 1,812,000
8. Honolulu = 1,785,000
9. Boston = 1,311,000
10. Chicago = 1,199,000
Does this take into account just the city or the MSA? Because most foreign tourists visiting "LA" are actually usually staying in Santa Monica, Venice, Malibu, Beverly Hills, West Hollywood, Redondo Beach...
If you read the actual article, the writer even mentions cities that aren't even within the actual city limits of LA:
"To see the city in all of its trendsetting glory travelers can spend their time in the neighborhoods of West Hollywood and Santa Monica"
The writer calls these cities "neighborhoods." Uh... did the writer not do his/her homework? I wouldn't be surprised if those stats are totally off, at least in regards to LA, since people who go visit "LA" really mean "cities near LA."
Does this take into account just the city or the MSA? Because most foreign tourists visiting "LA" are actually usually staying in Santa Monica, Venice, Malibu, Beverly Hills, West Hollywood, Redondo Beach...
If you read the actual article, the writer even mentions cities that aren't even within the actual city limits of LA:
"To see the city in all of its trendsetting glory travelers can spend their time in the neighborhoods of West Hollywood and Santa Monica"
The writer calls these cities "neighborhoods." Uh... did the writer not do his/her homework? I wouldn't be surprised if those stats are totally off, at least in regards to LA, since people who go visit "LA" really mean "cities near LA."
I would agree with the author. Most metropolitan areas are single city-centric. I've already started thinking of places like Alexandria, Arlington, Silver Spring, Roslyn, and such as "Washington". Bedroom communities aren't worth differentiating in my personal view.
I would agree with the author. Most metropolitan areas are single city-centric. I've already started thinking of places like Alexandria, Arlington, Silver Spring, Roslyn, and such as "Washington". Bedroom communities aren't worth differentiating in my personal view.
I'm just wondering if the numbers match up with just the city or the area surrounding the city, because that makes all the difference for a place like LA.
Here is a list of The Most Visited Cities in the United States by Foreign Travelers
* NOTE- The arrival numbers come from the Office of Travel and Tourism Industries and exclude visitors from Mexico and Canada, which avoids skewing the numbers with border towns visited on day trips.
1. New York City = 9,285,000
2. Los Angeles = 3,653,000
3. Miami = 2,956,000
4. San Francisco = 2,872,000
5. (tie) Las Vegas = 2,788,000
5. (tie) Orlando = 2,788,000
7. Washington DC = 1,812,000
8. Honolulu = 1,785,000
9. Boston = 1,311,000
10. Chicago = 1,199,000
I'm just wondering if the numbers match up with just the city or the area surrounding the city, because that makes all the difference for a place like LA.
No not by individual cities, they did it by metropolitan divisions (which are generally metropolitan areas split into pieces).
Same drill as the OP, the numbers are without Canada and Mexico which to cities like Los Angeles, San Diego, Houston, Dallas, Chicago, San Francisco, Phoenix, Denver, and yes even New York would be a very sizable number upgrade than what it originally has in this.
Last edited by Trafalgar Law; 12-09-2013 at 03:30 AM..
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