2022 marks the return of international travelers to New York City

For 2023, the forecasts are also encouraging and the city of New York City expects to attract 61.7 million visitors.

“The pace of tourism rebound is helping to fuel the city’s economic recovery by supporting approximately 410,000 jobs across the leisure and hospitality industry and over US$40 billion in direct spending visitors, approximately $60 billion in total economic impact for the year“, details NYC & Company.

Throughout 2022, hotel performance has increased and is expected to reach nearly 32 million nights sold, only 20% below the record levels of 2019.

“Jobs related to tourism and hospitality, whether in accommodation, restaurants, retail, museums, theatres, transport and attractions in the five boroughs have also seen steady improvement with a about 13% increase, although still below pre-pandemic levels“, l’OT points out.

In October 2022, more than 410,000 people were employed across the leisure and hospitality industry, accounting for 9% of all jobs in the city. The hospitality industry, more specifically, has also seen job growth, reaching 37,300 through October 2022, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.