NEW YORK — New York City received 61.8 million tourists in 2023, a 93% recovery compared to pre-pandemic data, generating an economic impact of more than 74 billion dollars, as reported this Thursday by the official entity. of local tourism.
According to a report by New York City Tourism + Conventionstourism in the city is about to return to the figures of 2019, when it received 66.6 million travelers.
“New York City is back and this year’s tourism statistics show that our economic recovery is gaining strength like never before,” Mayor Eric Adams highlighted in the organization’s note.
According to the breakdown, the majority of visitors are Americans (about 51 million, almost 8% more year-on-year), but international visitors (about 10 million, almost 15% more) are the ones who spend the most, making up almost half of the spending tourist.
Tourism activity supported more than 380,000 jobs in the leisure and hospitality sectors, although the number of room nights sold in hotels is around 8% below 2019 record levels.
Travelers are facing exorbitant prices for accommodation after the New York Mayor’s Office took restrictive measures against platforms such as Airbnb, whose hosts must register with the authorities and cannot rent entire apartments for less than 30 days without being present.
These restrictions have further skyrocketed hotel prices in the Big Apple and caused accommodation offers to migrate to less secure sites such as Facebook, Marketplace and Craigslist, or customers to move to New Jersey.
Regarding the artistic and cultural sector, employment reached approximately 84,800 jobs, although Broadway, the famous New York theater avenue, is having a hard time recovering and registered 16.8% fewer spectators in 2023 compared to the 2018 season. 2019.
2024-01-06 03:45:21
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