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USA
STRONG RECOVERY
FOR NEW YORK CITY
NYC & Company has announced that New York City’s economic recovery continued in 2022 with an anticipated 56.4 million travellers arriving in the City by the end of the year -
a 71.4% increase over 2021.
The City will see 47.4 million domestic and 8.9 million international travellers visit the five boroughs - with international visitation alone more than tripling over 2021. New York City remains on pace to attract
61.7 million visitors in 2023. Hotel performance grew throughout 2022 and is forecast to reach nearly 32 million room nights sold, just 20% below 2019 record levels.
International visitation, which accounts for nearly
half of visitor spending, rebounded in 2022 with arrivals tripling over 2021 for a total of nearly 9 million travellers. In 2022, New York City’s top international market was the United Kingdom, with 754,000 visitors.
Ongoing investment in the city includes a multibillion- dollar slate of improvements at LaGuardia, Newark- Liberty and John F. Kennedy airports and an expanded Javits Center to host business meetings and conventions.
More than 11,000 hotel rooms will be added to the City’s inventory in the next three years. Recently opened hotels include the Hard Rock Hotel’s newest property in the heart of Midtown Manhattan. The 446-room hotel includes a rooftop bar and lounge with views of the City’s skyline and easy access to the best of Midtown with Broadway, Rockefeller Center and Fifth Avenue all steps away.
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the birth of hip hop music, founded in the Bronx on 11th August, 1973, when Clive Campbell– better known as DJ Kool Herc - spun records at his sister’s birthday party. Throughout the year, the City will celebrate with a variety of events celebrating hip hop.
PHILADELPHIA -
AN EAST COAST GEM
Rich in history, arts and culture, vibrant neighbourhoods, tax-free shopping on apparel, a diverse food scene and much more, Philadelphia is an East Coast gem. Located between New York City and Washington, D.C, Philadelphia offers a walkable metropolitan experience for all travellers.
From Center City, it’s easy to access and explore the city’s top attractions, such as LOVE Park, Kimmel Cultural Campus and City Hall.
Start your journey where America was born, in the first World Heritage City in the United States. Take a tour
of Independence National Historical Park and learn about where the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were drafted, debated and adopted. And before you leave, be sure to snap a photo and learn about the Liberty Bell, a globally recognized symbol
of freedom.
After exploring Philadelphia’s past, embrace the present by emerging yourself in its arts and culture. Venture down “Museum Mile” along the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, home of Philadelphia’s most prestigious museums and institutions. Sitting at the top of the Parkway is the Philadelphia Museum of Art, home to over 200,000 examples of art spanning more than 2,000 years in history and the “Rocky Steps.”
Just down the road, The Franklin Institute will be celebrating 100 years of the Walt Disney Company with the world premiere of “Disney100: The Exhibition”. More than 250 rarely-seen original artworks and artifacts, costumes and props, will be on display through September 2023.
A city steeped in history and immersed in culture, Philadelphia is everything in a destination.
Come for the storied history and stay for the impressionable experience.
“A CHANGE IN LATITUDE WOULD HELP MY ATTITUDE.”
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