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New York City tourism climbs to record high in 2015 for 6th year

Published 2016-01-21, 08:00 a/m
© Reuters. New York City tourism climbs to record high in 2015 for 6th year
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By Joseph Ax
NEW YORK, Jan 21 (Reuters) - The number of tourists visiting
New York City rose to a record high in 2015 for the sixth
consecutive year, with nearly 60 million people traveling to the
biggest city in the United States, officials said on Thursday.
The tourism boom continued apace even though last year
brought also a spike in security threats, fueling concern that
domestic attacks carried out by sympathizers of the militant
group Islamic State were possible in New York.
Following the Paris attacks in November that killed 130 as
well as the December shooting in San Bernardino that killed 14,
New York City officials repeatedly sought to reassure the public
that the city was equipped to handle any threat.
The New York City Police Department's enormous
counterterrorism apparatus was out in full force for signature
events like the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade and the annual
New Year's Eve celebration in Times Square (N:SQ), which drew more than
1 million people to the center of Manhattan to ring in 2016.
"As the safest and most exciting big city in America, we
have so many rich offerings that continue to make the five
boroughs a global draw," Mayor Bill de Blasio said in a
statement.
The city's more than 100,000 hotel rooms saw a record number
of bookings in 2015, according to the city's official tourism
and marketing arm, NYC & Company.
About one-fifth, or 12 million, of the out-of-town visitors
were from abroad, with the highest numbers from the United
Kingdom, Canada, Brazil and China.
New York is the most popular destination in the United
States for international travel, officials said.

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