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Originally Posted by muppet
What on earth are you on about? Overseas means foreign passport. I thought everyone knew that. Does it mean something different in the US (serious question)? In the UK 'overseas' just means 'foreign'.
They're the same criteria:
NYC:
foreign tourists (overnight stays) 14 million
domestic visitors (overnight stays) 25 million
daytrippers (no overnighting) 65 million
London:
foreign tourists (overnight stays) 20 million
domestic visitors (overnight stays) 28 million
daytrippers (no overnighting) 280 million
London excels in daytrippers due to near 50 million in the size of Maine and a very dense rail network, as its catchment. In other words it's more doable and cheaper to visit than overnight, and with less competition/ distance from other cities.
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Honestly I thought London would draw many more foreign tourists than only 20 million considering how close it is to the most dense area of Europe and European capitals. Paris, Brussels, Amsterdam and others.
The population of North America (US, Canada, Mexico) is about 495 million with the US representing about 67% of that population. In contrast, Europe has about 730 million and the UK represents 8%. If you want to scale down the European population the EU population is 445 million and with that figure the UK is 14% of that "Europe". The point is New York is much more isolated and less accessible from foreign tourists than London and still manages to compete with London.
London -> Amsterdam is 222 miles
London -> Brussels is 199 miles
London -> Paris is 214 miles
New York to the closest foreign capital; Ottawa is 340 miles away.
New York -> Mexico City 2,080 miles
New York -> London is 3,460 miles
New York -> Tokyo is 6,750 miles