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Visitor Totals: The "Ears" Eat the "Apple"

Paul Heymont Paul Heymont

New York City hit a record high of over 54 million visitors last year—but it wasn't enough to keep Mickey's hometown of Orlando from becoming the No. 1-visited U.S. city with 4 million more. New York has a lot of attractions, but lacks year-round sunshine and The Mouse.

 

Travel industry news site Skift reports that New York got a third of all overseas visitors, while Orlando drew its bulk from domestic visits. Both cities, though, are riding on a wave of visitors from China, Brazil and India.

The best part of every trip is realizing that it has upset your expectations

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DrFumblefingerDrFumblefingerGumbo Guru

Interesting piece, Paul.  I believe that both are actually drawing more people than Paris (France) is as well.

 

I don't see much of an overlap in the target populations these cities draw from.  Orlando is very clearly family-oriented, with multiple theme parks.  More of a budget destination, although with admissions at the parks being what they are, not that cheap anymore.  New York City a big cosmopolitan attraction.  Most folks would consider it too expensive for "family travel".

 

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Paul HeymontPaul HeymontGumbo Guru

I think Orlando is a big pull for overseas travelers as well, which bodes well for them. Length of stay is an issue, especially, for New York; I think we get people on a shorter stay because of the cost. For overseas travelers, I think NY and Orlando are often both on the agenda, based on the questions I used to see on other boards!

The best part of every trip is realizing that it has upset your expectations

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