City trips in the U.S. - Statistics & Facts

The travel and tourism industry is one of the largest in the world with a total contribution to GDP of 1.57 trillion U.S. dollars in the United States alone. With travel destinations becoming increasingly accessible, the contribution of travel and tourism to the GDP of the U.S. is forecasted to rise to 2.4 billion U.S. dollars by 2028.

The beach remains the most popular type of destination for travelers in the U.S. but city trips were not far behind. In 2017, 29 percent of respondents stated they would like to vacation in a city location. In 2017, New York was the most popular city destination in the U.S. for international visitors, followed by Miami, Orlando, and Las Vegas. In the same year, New York was ranked as the sixth most popular city worldwide, in first place was Bangkok.

Las Vegas and New York were the top domestic city destinations that U.S. travelers wanted to visit in 2017. The cost of visiting cities is not always small. International visitors spent 16.1 billion U.S. dollars when visiting New York, which alongside Boston is one of the most expensive cities for hotels in the United States.

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Hong Kong is the city with the most international visitors in the world

26.6m

Average daily rate of hotels in New York

257 USD
Leading destinations worldwide
Hong Kong is the city with the most international visitors in the world 26.6m New York is the city with the most international visitors in the U.S. 13.1m London is the city with the most international visitors in Europe 19.06m Number of visitors to Dubai 14.87m Passenger traffic at Tokyo Airport 85.41m

United States 2019

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Average daily rate of hotels in New York 257 USD Average daily rate of hotels in Los Angeles 224 USD Average daily rate of hotels in Chicago 170 USD Average daily rate of hotels in Miami 166 USD Average daily rate of hotels in Toronto 119 USD
Travelers
Share of Americans who consider taking a city trip for their next vacation 44% Share of Americans who think city trips have significantly improved over the last 5 years 12% Share of Americans who think a cruise is a suitable vacation type for a city trip 23% Share of 18 to 29 year olds who take city trips multiple times per year 43% Share of Americans who plan to visit New York for a Summer trip 16%

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Leading destinations worldwide
Hong Kong is the city with the most international visitors in the world 26.6m New York is the city with the most international visitors in the U.S. 13.1m London is the city with the most international visitors in Europe 19.06m Number of visitors to Dubai 14.87m Passenger traffic at Tokyo Airport 85.41m

United States 2019

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Hotels
Average daily rate of hotels in New York 257 USD Average daily rate of hotels in Los Angeles 224 USD Average daily rate of hotels in Chicago 170 USD Average daily rate of hotels in Miami 166 USD Average daily rate of hotels in Toronto 119 USD
Travelers
Share of Americans who consider taking a city trip for their next vacation 44% Share of Americans who think city trips have significantly improved over the last 5 years 12% Share of Americans who think a cruise is a suitable vacation type for a city trip 23% Share of 18 to 29 year olds who take city trips multiple times per year 43% Share of Americans who plan to visit New York for a Summer trip 16%

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