"Last Word"-Big Business for the Big Apple
Thursday, December 28, 2006SUSIE GHARIB: And finally tonight, the big apple has racked up a big year for tourists. The city received a record 44 million visitors this year. The majority of them, about 37 million, came from other places in the U.S. But the falling dollar brought a slew of foreign tourists, seven million of them, with travelers from Britain leading the way. In fact, more than a million foreigners are visiting New York this week alone. The money spent by tourists supported nearly 350,000 jobs in the city and pumped $24 billion into its economy. And Jeff, New York isn't stopping there. The city has set a target of attracting 50 million tourists every year in the next nine years. So I invite you to come and visit.
YASTINE: Absolutely. They don't call it the greatest city in the world for nothing.
