San Diego tourism saw 32 million visitors spending $14.6 billion, leading to a record $22 billion economic impact, though international travel is still recovering.
Tourists are staying longer and spending more money in San Diego in this past fiscal year ending in June, according to the
“That's not necessarily a bad thing," said Kerri Kapich, San Diego Tourism Authority's chief operating officer."What we see is perhaps fewer visitors coming in, but they are staying longer in San Diego.”Longer stays mean more money is being spent here. Tourists spent $14.6 billion last fiscal year — a 2.7% increase from the previous year.
With sun, sand and surf; plus local attractions such as the San Diego Zoo, SeaWorld and LegoLand; and the local food scene, it not hard to see why San Diego is one of the top tourist attractions in the country. Readers of Condé Nast Traveler ranked San Diego as the“ close by. There’s a beach. Wanted to get out of the bad weather. Three good reasons enough for me,” he said.His friend, Ronald McInnis, also an ASU student, said that besides the beaches, the food scene drew him.
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