Tourism in New York City
New York City has over 28,000 acres (110 km2) of parkland and 14 linear miles (22 km) of public beaches.[4][5] Manhattan's Central Park, designed by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux, is the most visited city park in the United States.[6] Prospect Park in Brooklyn, also designed by Olmsted and Vaux, has a 90-acre (36 ha) meadow.[7] Flushing Meadows–Corona Park in Queens, the city's fourth-largest, was the setting for the 1939 World's Fair and 1964 World's Fair.
Industry
Year | Total visitors (millions) |
Domestic visitors |
International visitors |
Total visitor spending billions (US$) |
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1991 | 29.1 | 23.6 | 5.5 | 10.1 |
1995 | 28.5 | 23.1 | 5.4 | 11.7 |
1998 | 33.1 | 27.1 | 6.0 | 14.7 |
1999 | 36.4 | 29.8 | 6.6 | 15.6 |
2000 | 36.2 | 29.4 | 6.8 | 17.0 |
2001 | 35.2 | 29.5 | 5.7 | 15.1 |
2002 | 35.3 | 30.2 | 5.1 | 14.1 |
2003 | 37.8 | 33.0 | 4.8 | 18.5 |
2004 | 39.9 | 33.8 | 6.2 | 21.3 |
2005 | 42.6 | 35.8 | 6.8 | 24.3 |
2006 | 43.8 | 36.5 | 7.3 | 26.2 |
2007 | 46.0 | 37.1 | 8.8 | 30.0 |
2008 | 47.1 | 37.6 | 9.5 | 32.0 |
2009 | 45.8 | 37.0 | 8.8 | 28.2 |
2010 | 48.8 | 39.1 | 9.7 | 31.5 |
2011 | 50.9 | 40.3 | 10.3 | 34.5 |
2012 | 51.5 | 40.9 | 10.6 | 36.9 |
2013 | 53 | 41.7 | 11.3 | 38.8 |
2014 | 54.4 | 42.5 | 11.9 | 41.2 |
2015 | 55.9 | 43.2 | 12.7 | 42.3 |
2016 | 60.5 | 47.8 | 12.7 | 43.0 |
2017 | 62.8 | 49.7 | 13.1 | 44.2 |
2018 | 65.2 | 51.6 | 13.5 | 44.0 |
2019[8] | 66.6 | 53.1 | 13.5 | 47.4 |
2020[8] | 22.3 | 19.9 | 2.4 | 12.8 |
2021[8] | 32.9 | 30.2 | 2.7 |
According to
In 2017, there were an estimated 62.8 million visitors to the city, including daytrippers, of which 49.7 million were domestic.[11]
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Tourists gather around a busker in Columbus Circle.
Tourism companies
New York City law requires all guides to be licensed by the Department of Consumer Affairs. A professional trade organization of licensed tour guides in the city is GANYC (Guides Association of NYC), which represents just 10.9% of all licensed tour guides in the city.[13] Potential licensees must pay a fee and take a compulsory 150-question examination about New York City topics, of which they must get at least 97 questions correct.[14][15][16] As of 2018[update], over 3,000 guides have certification.[16]
In 1992, the "Greeter" initiative was founded by Lynn Brooks with the association "Big Apple Greeter" in New York City.[17] The voluntary and personal hosting of tourists should improve the bad image of the megacity. More "Greeter" projects followed in other United States cities and worldwide. More than 300 volunteers "greet" over 7,000 visitors per year in New York City as of 2010[update].[18]
NYC & Company, the city's official convention and visitor bureau, is currently headed by Fred Dixon. It has offices in 14 countries, including Brazil, Britain, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, The Netherlands, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Japan, Korea and China.[19] NYC & Company is the official source of tourism statistics for the city. The research department develops and distributes comprehensive information on NYC domestic and international visitor statistics and monitors the travel industry's impact on New York City's economy. The department also produces 14 official New York City tourism marketing publications that feature information on member hotels, museums, attractions, theaters, stores, restaurants, meeting venues, and service providers.
Special interest tours
New York City has a rich musical culture and history.
Visitors to New York City also partake in
Most visited attractions
All of the below attractions are located in Manhattan unless otherwise stated. Only attractions with more than 2 million visitors are listed. The most visited attractions in New York City include:
Name | Image | Location | Estimated number of visitors (millions) | As of | Ref. |
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Central Park | between 5th and 8th Aves, between W 59th and W 110th Sts | 42.0 | 2016 | [27] | |
Times Square | Broadway and 7th Avenue between W 42nd and W 47th Sts | 39.5 | 2014 | [28] | |
Grand Central Terminal | Park Ave between E 42nd and E 45th Sts | 21.6 | 2014 | [28] | |
Theater District (including Broadway theatres) | between 6th and 8th Aves, between 40th and 54th Sts | 13.0 | 2018 | [29] | |
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between 5th and 6th Aves, between W 48th and W 51st Sts | 12.8 | 2018 | [29] | |
Bryant Park | between 5th and 6th Aves, between W 40th and W 42nd Sts | 12.0 | 2017 | [30] | |
Prospect Park | between 8th, Flatbush, Ocean, Parkside Aves, and Prospect Pk SW (Brooklyn) | 10.0 | 2017 | [31] | |
South Street Seaport | South St and Fulton St | 9.0 | 2014 | [28] | |
High Line | west of 10th Ave between Gansevoort and W 34th Sts | 7.6 | 2015 | [32] | |
Coney Island (including amusement parks and boardwalk) | southern shore of Brooklyn | 7.4 | 2017 | [33] | |
National September 11 Memorial | between West, Vesey, Greenwich, and Liberty Sts | 6.8 | 2017 | [34] | |
Metropolitan Museum of Art | 5th Ave and E 82nd St | 7.0 | 2019 | [28] | |
Rockaway Beach
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Rockaway, Queens | 5.5 | 2017 | [33] | |
American Museum of Natural History | between Columbus Ave, Central Park W, and W 77th and W 81st Sts | 5.0 | 2018 | [35] | |
Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island | Statue of Liberty National Monument (off the coast of Manhattan) | 4.5 | 2016 | [36] | |
Empire State Building | 5th Ave and W 34th St | 4.0 | 2015 | [37] | |
National September 11 Museum | Greenwich St and Cortlandt Way | 3.1 | 2017 | [34] | |
Museum of Modern Art | 11 W 53rd St | 2.8 | 2016 | [38] | |
One World Trade Center | West St and Vesey St | 2.3 | 2015 | [37] | |
Bronx Zoo | 2300 Southern Boulevard, Bronx | 2.15 | 2009 | [39] |
Notes:
- Many of these counts also include residents and workers as well. In addition, the actual visitor counts may be greatly inflated since a single person may be counted multiple times if they visited the attraction more than once a year. For this reason, modes of transport such as the Staten Island Ferry and Brooklyn Bridge are excluded, as are neighborhoods such as Greenwich Village, Harlem, and the Financial District.
- Brooklyn Bridge Park, which saw 4.62 million visitors in summer 2016, is excluded because annual statistics are not available.[31] However, Coney Island and Rockaway Beach are included since they are seasonal destinations.
- The Battery, the port of departure for Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island tourist ferries, is excluded.
- Sports stadiums are also excluded since annual attendance may fluctuate greatly from year to year.
See also
- List of famous buildings, sites, and monuments in New York City
- List of museums and cultural institutions in New York City
- Lists of New York City landmarks
- Parks and recreation in New York City
- I Love New York
- Hotels in New York City
References
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- ^ "Mayor Giuliani Announces Amount of Parkland in New York City has Passed 28000 Acre Mark". New York City Mayor's Office. February 3, 1999. Retrieved 2007-06-06.
- ^ "Beaches". New York City Department of Parks & Recreation. Retrieved 2007-06-06.
- ^ "City Park Facts". The Trust for Public Land, Center for City Park Excellence. June 2006. Retrieved 2006-07-19.
- ^ "General Information". Prospect Park Alliance. Archived from the original on 2007-06-10. Retrieved 2007-06-06.
- ^ a b c "NYC Travel & Tourism Outlook" (PDF). NYC & Company/STR. March 2022. Retrieved August 12, 2022.
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- ^ New York Daily News, Sept 17 2003[permanent dead link] Patriotic boost for city tourism
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- ^ "Licensed tour guides have to pass extensive test of NYC knowledge". amNewYork. December 20, 2017. Retrieved November 19, 2019.
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- ^ Allen, Anne Wallace (August 1, 2010). "Volunteers give free tours in cities around the world". USA Today.
- ^ NYC & Company. "NYC & Company Offices Worldwide". Retrieved 2007-03-25.
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- ^ Collins, Glenn (November 3, 2005). "Michelin Takes on the City, Giving Some a Bad Taste". The New York Times. Retrieved 2006-07-19.
- ^ Courtney Hollands, Kara Baskin, and Christie Matheson. "Break Loose". Boston Globe. 28 March 2010. http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/magazine/articles/2010/03/28/break_loose/?page=3
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- ^ a b c d Polland, Jennifer. "The 50 Most Visited Tourist Attractions In The World [INFOGRAPHIC]". Business Insider. Retrieved 2019-07-08.
- ^ a b "The best Manhattan attractions". Time Out New York. Retrieved 2019-07-08.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-03-16. Retrieved 2019-07-09.
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