Sean

#Coronation coming up this week, so let's dispel the notion that the monarchy is net positive, especially the oft mentioned tourism draw.

London 2019: 21 million visitors with £2.1 billion

New York sans King since 1783, 2019: 66.6 million visitors with $47.4 billion

#monarchy
#KingCharlesIII
#nomonarchy

https://www.osc.state.ny.us/reports/osdc/tourism-industry-new-york-city

https://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/things-to-do/tourism-trends-and-strategies/tourism-statistics

The Tourism Industry in New York City

In 2020, the 10-year period of record growth in tourism came to an end, and the number of visitors to New York City fell by 67 percent to 22.3 million (from 66.6 million in 2019).

Office of the New York State Comptroller
May 1, 2023 at 2:31amWeb