Today, every third foreigner entering the United States visits New York, reports NYC & Company. This is the result of the city authorities' efforts to promote New York as a tourist destination. In the outgoing year, the city's tourism office opened representatives in a number of major world cities - Mumbai, Toronto, Sydney, and others.
In addition, in 2008 various tourist-attracting events were held aimed at increasing the popularity of individual neighborhoods of New York. Over the year, the hotel base expanded significantly. The city added a total of 1,800 new rooms, and now the total hotel stock of New York is 75,600 rooms. According to Travel.ru, despite the global financial crisis, demand for hotel services in New York increased by 2% compared to last year.