Record 58.3 million visitors for NYC

NEW YORK CITY welcomed an estimated 58.3 million visitors in 2015, an increase of 1.8 million on the 2014 total. Forty-six million were US tourists, while 12.3 million were international visitors, both all-time highs. 

Of the city’s four largest international markets – UK, Canada, Brazil, and China – all demonstrated growth last year, with China showing a 14 percent increase to an estimated 852,000 visitors. Preliminary estimates of 2015 visitation figures for the other key markets are: UK (1.192 million); Canada (1.072 million); and Brazil (926,000).

In 2015, the #NewYork City saw major attraction openings such as the Whitney Museum of American Art, Ellis Island National Museum of Immigration, the One World Observatory, and the Staten Island Museum at Snug Harbour.


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