{"id":859,"date":"2011-01-06T21:27:00","date_gmt":"2011-01-06T21:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog-1199783855.us-west-2.elb.amazonaws.com\/blog\/2011\/01\/06\/new-york-city-tops-u-s-travel-destinations\/"},"modified":"2011-01-06T21:27:00","modified_gmt":"2011-01-06T21:27:00","slug":"new-york-city-tops-us-travel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog-origin.redweek.com\/blog\/2011\/01\/06\/new-york-city-tops-us-travel\/","title":{"rendered":"New York City Tops U.S. Travel Destinations"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a>New York City tops the list of U.S. travel destinations, reported Reuters, a global news agency. Despite the recession, and fears of bedbugs, Reuters said, New York City attracted a record 48.7 million visitors in 2010, making it the biggest tourist destination in the U.S for the second year in a row.<\/p>\n

Mayor Michael Bloomberg said the number of visitors marked a 6.8 percent increase over the 45.6 million people who visited in 2009, which was the first year since 1990 that the Big Apple surpassed Orlando, Florida<\/a>, in attracting the most tourists.<\/p>\n

According to Bloomberg, the city should meet his administration’s goal – set in 2007 – to attract 50 million visitors annually by 2012.<\/p>\n

Of 2010’s visitors, 39 million were American and 9.7 million from abroad. Both numbers broke previous records.<\/p>\n

The hospitality industry added 6,600 jobs in 2010. July was particularly notable, with 323,200 people working in hospitality jobs across all industry sub-sectors.<\/p>\n

George Fertitta, the CEO of NYC&Company, said that although New York is still visited by fewer people than Paris and London, those cities lag behind New York in occupancy rates and hotel rates. “That makes a visit to New York more valuable than it would be in Paris and London,” he said.<\/p>\n

New York City’s Deputy Mayor for Economic Development, Robert Steel, attributed the local tourism industry’s strong performance to enhanced efforts to market the city both domestically and abroad. NYC&Company operates 18 offices to market city tourism in North America, South America, Europe, Asia, and Australia.<\/p>\n

In the same report Reuters stated that NYC room rates rose to an average of $330 last year, an 8.9 percent increase over 2009. This is a significant number if you are a budget-minded vacationer. Compare the average hotel room rate with timeshare rentals in the middle of New York City.<\/p>\n

For example, at the InterContinental New York Barclay<\/a> you can rent a timeshare for just $200\/night that sleeps 4, and that gives you a separate bedroom, living area, dining area, and kitchenette. <\/p>\n

You can rent a timeshare at the famed The Hilton Club New York<\/a> for just $214\/night that sleeps 5. And at the elegant Manhattan Club timeshare rentals start at just $145\/night. <\/p>\n

In addition, all of these New York timeshare rentals<\/a> are in the middle of the action and close to must see New York attractions such as Times Square, Central Park and Rockefeller Center (see photo).<\/p>\n

With budget timeshare rentals it’s easy to become a NYC statistic – and join the close to 50 million people who will visit New York City in 2011.<\/p>\n

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