| USA is a super power, the largest economy of world, | | | | Specifically, New York City tourists include all foreign |
| an ideal developed country. It is also a country with | | | | and domestic visitors from outside the metropolitan |
| diverse set of tourism destinations. There is | | | | area, except for commuters. They can be |
| abundance of natural tourism destinations, artificial | | | | categorized as the Corporate Visitors (top |
| structures, picturesque beaches, isolated islands, and | | | | executives of big enterprises), General Tourists who |
| so on. The Metropolitan cities of USA combine all | | | | come to visit the city and its unique and extra |
| these things together. New York City is an example | | | | modern nightlife, students who come during |
| of one such city of USA. | | | | exchange program of various universities and |
| Tourism is one of the few bright spots in New York | | | | institutes. The tourism industry, in turn, comprises the |
| City's economy. Between 1977 and 1994, | | | | business these individuals generate through spending |
| employment growth in local tourist-related industries | | | | while in the area. |
| was more than six times the rate for the city as a | | | | These visitors need proper accommodation, proper |
| whole. At the end of that period, hotel occupancy | | | | transportation, Luxury Transportation Services (for |
| rates reached a six-year high, and in 1995, they are | | | | corporate executives), dining and site seeing facilities. |
| expected to rise even further. Besides providing | | | | They generate additional areas of employment and |
| direct benefits to local businesses, tourism has helped | | | | sales. Tourist expenditures are a more effective |
| to maintain the city's export base, which has | | | | measure of tourism's impact than number of visitors |
| suffered from declines in manufacturing. | | | | because the duration and nature of visits vary |
| Tourism contributed to employment, earnings, and | | | | substantially. For example, one person on a day trip |
| retail sales in New York City. Foreign visitors played a | | | | to the city will spend substantially less than a person |
| critical role in growth of tourism and related sales in | | | | who stays for a week. |
| New York. Tourism is a small but growing industry | | | | However, foreign tourists play the most important |
| that can provide important economic and social | | | | role in New York City's tourism industry. They |
| benefits to New York City now and in the years | | | | represent just 15 percent of visitors but more than |
| ahead. | | | | 40 percent of all tourism expenditures. |
| Who Are New York City's Tourists? | | | | |