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They do list Phoenix-Scottsdale, Seattle/Tacoma, Tampa/ St Petersburg, Minn/St P I guess FW got shafted again and they referred to the metroplex as Dallas once again
No surprise there.....
I'd also say they included Arlington in that as well.
That list obviously doesn't differentiate between visiting for Tourism versus visiting for family/work reasons. There is no other way Miami would be that low on the list otherwise. Probably it would be the second most visited after NYC if you consider strictly for tourism.
That list obviously doesn't differentiate between visiting for Tourism versus visiting for family/work reasons. There is no other way Miami would be that low on the list otherwise. Probably it would be the second most visited after NYC if you consider strictly for tourism.
riiiiiiiiiight your posts get curiouser and curiouser . oh my, what a wonderland some posters on here live in. Must be the hallucinogenics cominig into the country from South Florida.
That list obviously doesn't differentiate between visiting for Tourism versus visiting for family/work reasons. There is no other way Miami would be that low on the list otherwise. Probably it would be the second most visited after NYC if you consider strictly for tourism.
One of the links below lists this for Miami for 2007:
13. Miami, Fla. 19.7 million visitors (11.6 million overnight): 11.2 million rooms sold
you can't argue with number of rooms sold. Miami is not as mighty as you think it is
I don't understand, how come some of the higher place ones like say LV is # 1 but LA shows it has more visitors?
I think there is a weighted score. LA had more visitors, but LV had more rooms sold. It is still weird because LV sold more rooms than they had visitors. That is hard to explain, are people buying one room to sleep in, another to keep their winnings?
here is the breakdown for 2007. Houston sold more rooms than SD, but ranked lower. ie the opposite of the LV/LA senario
1. Las Vegas, Nev. 38.9 million visitors; 40 million rooms sold. Total weighted score: 4.48
2. Los Angeles, Calif. 58.6 million (25.4 million overnight + 33.2 estimated day visitors); 25.5 million rooms sold; score: 4.22
3. Orlando, Fla. 47.8 million visitors; 27.2 million rooms sold; score: 3.90
4. New York City, N.Y. 44 million visitors; 23.9 million rooms sold; score: 3.52
5. Chicago, Ill. 41.3 million (2005); 24.8 million rooms sold; score 3.47
6. Washington, D.C. metro area 36.9 million; 22.8 million rooms; score: 3.15
7. Atlanta, Ga. 37 million visitors; 21.5 million rooms sold; score: 3.05
8. San Diego, Calif. 32.2 million visitors (2005); 14.2 million rooms sold; score: 2.33
9. Houston, TX 31 million; 14.5 million rooms sold; score: 2.31
I think there is a weighted score. LA had more visitors, but LV had more rooms sold. It is still weird because LV sold more rooms than they had visitors. That is hard to explain, are people buying one room to sleep in, another to keep their winnings?
here is the breakdown for 2007. Houston sold more rooms than SD, but ranked lower. ie the opposite of the LV/LA senario
1. Las Vegas, Nev. 38.9 million visitors; 40 million rooms sold. Total weighted score: 4.48
2. Los Angeles, Calif. 58.6 million (25.4 million overnight + 33.2 estimated day visitors); 25.5 million rooms sold; score: 4.22
3. Orlando, Fla. 47.8 million visitors; 27.2 million rooms sold; score: 3.90
4. New York City, N.Y. 44 million visitors; 23.9 million rooms sold; score: 3.52
5. Chicago, Ill. 41.3 million (2005); 24.8 million rooms sold; score 3.47
6. Washington, D.C. metro area 36.9 million; 22.8 million rooms; score: 3.15
7. Atlanta, Ga. 37 million visitors; 21.5 million rooms sold; score: 3.05
8. San Diego, Calif. 32.2 million visitors (2005); 14.2 million rooms sold; score: 2.33
9. Houston, TX 31 million; 14.5 million rooms sold; score: 2.31
Same with Atlanta and D.C. - Atlanta had a few more visitors, but D.C. had more rooms sold. I guess more people per hotel room in Atlanta?
I think it's rare for a Forbes list to ever get much agreement here. I don't know if that their lists are that bad or that their results just don't appeal to C-D's demographic. I'm tempted to think the latter, but there are times I think their lists are a bit peculiar.
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. oh my, what a wonderland some posters on here live in. Must be the hallucinogenics cominig into the country from South Florida.
