Nation's capital raked in nearly 26 million people and $10.2 billion last yearWashington set new records with 25.95 million tourists and $10.2 billion in visitor revenue last year, the city’s tourism bureau reported Wednesday.
Officials with Destination DC estimated that tourist spending last year supported a record-high 102,366 local jobs. They chalked up the rebounding travel numbers to recent increases in city funding for marketing and sales. While domestic visitation has “fully rebounded” to 105% of 2019 figures, the tourism bureau noted that last year’s total of 1.95 million international visitors was just 85% of the pre-pandemic total.
Mayor Muriel Bowser credited the marketing work of Destination DC and local businesses for the increases.