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Old 03-12-2009, 12:50 PM
 
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Forbes:Americas 30 most visited cities!
1.Las Vegas 38.9 million.
2.Los Angeles 58.6 million
3.Orlando 47.8 million visitors
4.New York City 44 million visitors
5.Chicago 41.3 million
6.Washington D.C. 36.9 million
7.Atlanta 37 million visitors
8.San Diego 32.2 million visitors
9.Houston 31 million vistors
10.Dallas 22.3 million visitors
11.Philadephia 27.7 million
12.Phoenix-Scottsdale 21.7 million
13.Anaheim,CA 18.4 million visitors
14.San Francisco 15.8 million visitors
15.Miami 15.8 million visitors
16.Boston 17.6 million vistors
17.San Antonio 20 million visitors.(21.7 according to SACVB)
18.St.Louis 20.3 million visitors.
19.Tampa/St.Petersburg 16.9 million visitors
20.Minneapolis/St.Paul 18.3 million visitors
21.Seattle-Tacoma 15.7 million vistors.
22.Indianapolis 21.7 million visitors
23.Detroit 15.9 million visitors
24.Austin 19 million visitors
25.Denver 14.5 million
26.Charlotte 16.6 million visitors
27.Nashville 13.5 million
28.Kansas City 16.5 million visitors
29.Ft.lauderdale 12.3 million
30.Baltimore 12 million vistors





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America's 30 Most Visited Cities - ForbesTraveler.com
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Old 03-12-2009, 12:53 PM
 
Location: ITL (Houston)
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You did you just copy and paste from another post or what?
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Old 03-12-2009, 12:57 PM
 
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You did you just copy and paste from another post or what?

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Old 03-12-2009, 01:06 PM
 
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Forbes:Americas 30 most visited cities!
1.Las Vegas 38.9 million.
2.Los Angeles 58.6 million
3.Orlando 47.8 million visitors
4.New York City 44 million visitors
5.Chicago 41.3 million
6.Washington D.C. 36.9 million
7.Atlanta 37 million visitors
8.San Diego 32.2 million visitors
9.Houston 31 million vistors
10.Dallas 22.3 million visitors
11.Philadephia 27.7 million
12.Phoenix-Scottsdale 21.7 million
13.Anaheim,CA 18.4 million visitors
14.San Francisco 15.8 million visitors
15.Miami 15.8 million visitors
16.Boston 17.6 million vistors
17.San Antonio 20 million visitors.(21.7 according to SACVB)
18.St.Louis 20.3 million visitors.
19.Tampa/St.Petersburg 16.9 million visitors
20.Minneapolis/St.Paul 18.3 million visitors
21.Seattle-Tacoma 15.7 million vistors.
22.Indianapolis 21.7 million visitors
23.Detroit 15.9 million visitors
24.Austin 19 million visitors
25.Denver 14.5 million
26.Charlotte 16.6 million visitors
27.Nashville 13.5 million
28.Kansas City 16.5 million visitors
29.Ft.lauderdale 12.3 million
30.Baltimore 12 million vistors





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America's 30 Most Visited Cities - ForbesTraveler.com
If Washington had 36.9 million visitors and Atlanta had 37 million, then shouldn't Atlanta be ranked ahead of Washington?
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Old 03-12-2009, 01:12 PM
 
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And LA has 58 but Vegas has 38 hmm...
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Old 03-12-2009, 01:24 PM
 
Location: SF Bay Area
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it's a weighted score based on several factors not mentioned here, such as # of hotel rooms sold b/c not all visitors stay over night.

you can see a description of the methodology here: America's 30 Most Visited Cities - ForbesTraveler.com
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Old 03-12-2009, 01:26 PM
 
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Atlanta beats Houston yet again....
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Old 03-12-2009, 01:48 PM
 
Location: Baltimore
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No surprise that New York is number 1... oh wait. Guess they can't say that this time. haha
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Old 03-12-2009, 01:51 PM
 
Location: Englewood, Near Eastside Indy
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Indianapolis has claimed victory over Nashville; just like the Colts over the Titans.
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Old 03-12-2009, 02:11 PM
 
Location: Chicago- Hyde Park
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So NY has 44 million visitors and 36 million of them visit Time Square, yet Orlando has almost 48 million and only 17 million go visit Disney World ??? Im aware that Orlando has other attractions but something seems to be missing
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