Los Angeles welcomed 48.5 million visitors in 2017. It generated a record 34.9 billion U.S. dollars in 2017.
Los Angeles Tourism and Convention Board said that the city received 41.2 million domestic visitors and 7.3 million international visitors last year.
It resulted around 22.7 billion dollars directly into the local economy. Taking into account the induced and indirect benefits, visitors generated an overall economic impact of 34.9 billion dollars.
The total number of visitors exceeded a previous estimate and represented an increase of 2.6 percent from that of 2016.
Los Angeles Tourism supported 523,800 jobs in Los Angeles County’s leisure and hospitality sector, one of the area’s largest and strongest economic sectors, employing 1 in every 8.5 workers.
The tourism contributed 2.74 billion dollars in state and local tax revenues last year. Without tourism, every household in Los Angeles County would pay an additional 837 dollars in taxes, according to Los Angeles’s official tourism marketing organization.
Lucas Museum is the major attractions for the business and leisure tourism. While on the contrary, 2028 Olympic Games will be in focal point for sports tourism.
