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In such cases, San Jose (Silicon Valley) will almost surely fall off. I can't imagine anyone visiting that city for leisure, instead mostly business types for conferences. I'm sure on an international scale, you say San Jose, they think Costa Rica. I did so until I went to University.
Washington, DC would probably be a lot lower, I bet people come to see the city but it probably punches above its weight with a bunch of diplomats, politicians, and analysts constantly flying in and out.
I think that cities like Orlando (DisneyWorld), Anaheim (DisneyLand), Honolulu, and Flagstaff (Grand Canyon) are probably the purest leisure travelers. I can't imagine much business travel to those cities.
Orlando is a convention mecca, i'd guess it's like Vegas where both leisure and business are tops.
In such cases, San Jose (Silicon Valley) will almost surely fall off. I can't imagine anyone visiting that city for leisure, instead mostly business types for conferences. I'm sure on an international scale, you say San Jose, they think Costa Rica. I did so until I went to University.
Washington, DC would probably be a lot lower, I bet people come to see the city but it probably punches above its weight with a bunch of diplomats, politicians, and analysts constantly flying in and out.
I think that cities like Orlando (DisneyWorld), Anaheim (DisneyLand), Honolulu, and Flagstaff (Grand Canyon) are probably the purest leisure travelers. I can't imagine much business travel to those cities.
Actually, lots of foriegn tourists, but mostly European. What they do is go to DC, then NYC and Boston, or vice versa. This is the advantage of being on the NE corridor rail line. There is also the entire Smithsonian and monuments thing too. So it is not just dignitaries and business types. It's not punching above it's weight, it is about right from my observations, and actually pretty accurate. People are coming here for pleasure but it is the more literate foriegn tourists who are more likely to go to a museum then go to a beach. You have to keep in mind just how many museums and monuments are in DC compared to even larger cities. The only city that is comparible is NYC, and tourists have to pay for those museums.
Yeah, Tampa punches way above it's weight. I wasn't expecting Tampa to make the top 20 for foreign visitors. Tampa seemed like it'd be more of a regional attraction(Florida/The Southeast). Pretty shocked how high it is.
Yeah, Tampa punches way above it's weight. I wasn't expecting Tampa to make the top 20 for foreign visitors. Tampa seemed like it'd be more of a regional attraction(Florida/The Southeast). Pretty shocked how high it is.
Germans LOVE Tampa, and the entire Gulf Coast from there down to Naples actually.
Lufthansa's leisure Airline is staring new nonstops to TPA soon.
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As somebody who had lived in Asia and Europe following my parents before finally settling in the US, the list is quite true because I experienced it myself.
Back then we only knew: NYC, LA, Miami, Chicago, Las Vegas, Hawaii and Texas as the region. I am talking about the 80s and early 90s when internet was not huge so there was no youtube or facebook. What we knew was from what people told us and what we saw in movies.
New Orleans is unheard of, so is Philadelphia.
I remember that:
1. NYC and Chicago are known for tall buildings and NYC by itself is for Time Square.
2. Las Vegas for gambling.
3. Miami and Los Angeles for movie related things and beaches. Miami being the center of latin american version of Hollywood.
4. Texas is known for cowboys, indians and cactus ha ha and this franchise called Texas Fried Chicken. I even thought that KFC is from Texas.
5. Hawaii is for Hawaii; hula dancers, coconut, volcanoes etc.
In general alot of people 's perception of America was either of big bustling cities like NYC or luscious beaches with sexy lifeguards in red swimming attires.
Visitors From Europe, 2013
New York 4,990,000
San Francisco 1,418,000
Los Angeles 1,406,000
Orlando 1,341,000
Las Vegas 1,277,000
Miami 1,032,000
Washington DC 748,000
Boston 632,000
Chicago 593,000
Philadelphia 400,000
Houston 335,000
San Diego N/A
Visitors from Asia, 2013
Honolulu 1,881,000
New York 1,626,000
Los Angeles 1,372,000
San Francisco 972,000
Las Vegas 654,000
Washington DC 436,000
Chicago 418,000
Boston 309,000
According to the Los Angeles Tourism and Convention Board, LA County welcomed 6.5 million international visitors in 2014, a number which frankly, sounds much more realistic:
Visitors From Europe, 2013
New York 4,990,000
San Francisco 1,418,000
Los Angeles 1,406,000
Orlando 1,341,000
Las Vegas 1,277,000
Miami 1,032,000
Washington DC 748,000
Boston 632,000
Chicago 593,000
Philadelphia 400,000
Houston 335,000
San Diego N/A
Visitors from Asia, 2013
Honolulu 1,881,000
New York 1,626,000
Los Angeles 1,372,000
San Francisco 972,000
Las Vegas 654,000
Washington DC 436,000
Chicago 418,000
Boston 309,000
At least there is some variety, though Europeans really like NYC.
For South Americans, 70% of the of the market share is split between Miami and Orlando, the rest is NYC. Goes to show that South Florida really is an extension of Latin America. aha.
As somebody who had lived in Asia and Europe following my parents before finally settling in the US, the list is quite true because I experienced it myself.
Back then we only knew: NYC, LA, Miami, Chicago, Las Vegas, Hawaii and Texas as the region. I am talking about the 80s and early 90s when internet was not huge so there was no youtube or facebook. What we knew was from what people told us and what we saw in movies.
New Orleans is unheard of, so is Philadelphia.
I remember that:
1. NYC and Chicago are known for tall buildings and NYC by itself is for Time Square.
2. Las Vegas for gambling.
3. Miami and Los Angeles for movie related things and beaches. Miami being the center of latin american version of Hollywood.
4. Texas is known for cowboys, indians and cactus ha ha and this franchise called Texas Fried Chicken. I even thought that KFC is from Texas.
5. Hawaii is for Hawaii; hula dancers, coconut, volcanoes etc.
In general alot of people 's perception of America was either of big bustling cities like NYC or luscious beaches with sexy lifeguards in red swimming attires.
In the past few years, Philadelphia has become a MUCH more known place in both Europe and Asia. Philadelphia has moved from 22nd place to 13th place in 5? years when it comes to international visitation and I wouldn't be surprised if it CONTINUES to move upward especially after the Pope comes to visit Philadelphia this year.
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