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Uh huh. All of these cities are in the Top 13 in terms of international tourism -- DC and Boston are in the top 10. Doesn't exactly indicate that international tourists "don't care" about these cities.
It's always helpful to rely on actual facts.
Notice that Orlando and Vegas come before DC. Kind of proves our point there that Vegas is more popular than DC or Boston.
Notice that Orlando and Vegas come before DC. Kind of proves our point there that Vegas is more popular than DC or Boston.
I was responding to the argument contending that DC, Boston and Philly do not receive any interest from overseas travelers. Popularity/ranking is another issue entirely.
While I acknowledge that Vegas and Orlando are tops in visitation (which is not shocking to anyone, since both cities pretty much only serve the purpose of being massive tourist traps), clearly international travelers to the US are also interested in other cities. Hosting hundreds of thousands of overseas visitors in one year is impressive for any city.
DC just doesn't attract Europeans because their capital cities have just as many monuments and and far better museums (the Louvre).
This is definitely true in my experience. We have hosted a number of Europeans in our house over the years. Not a single one has gone to DC. The top seem to be NYC, SF and Miami.
The monuments are better in European cities than DC as well.
New York -- cultural and financial capital of the world
LA -- entertainment capital of the world, located in paradise (Southern California)
DC -- capital of the US (great monuments)
Las Vegas -- nightlife capital of the world
San Francisco -- tech capital of the world
Chicago -- capital of the Midwest
New Orleans -- good food
Boston -- Harvard
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