2 January 2013, New York – From today till 31 March 2013, Millennium Broadway Hotel New York is offering the “Take The Money and Run” winter promotion. You will receive 50 “City Fun Bucks” per room per stay to spend as you wish. Simply book a deluxe room and upon check out present the receipt for up to US$50 for purchases of theatre tickets, concert tickets, museum entrances, shopping, meals or cab fare and metro cards.
Millennium Broadway is located in Times Square at 145 West 44th Street, New York and is within reach of Broadway shows and the Javits Centre. There are 750 guest rooms and suites.
Room rates start from US$179 per night and have to be book by 31 January 2013. Visit www.cityfunbucks.com for more information.
Events you can expect in the first quarter of 2013 include:
- Broadway Week – 22 January to 7 February
- NYC Winter Restaurant Week – 14 January to 8 February
- MLK Day Parade – 16 January
- Winter Antiques Show 25 January – 3 February
- Edvard Munch’s “The Scream” at MoMA through 31 March
- Westminster Dog Show – 11 -12 February
- Armory Show – 7 – 10 March
TOURISM IN NEW YORK CITY
Yesterday, New York’s Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and CEO of NYC and Company George Ferlitta also announced that New York City saw a record 52 million visitors in 2012 which is an all-time high and a 2.1% increase over the year before. Visitors generated an estimate US$55.3 billion in economic impact to the city’s economy with direct spending reaching US$36.9 billion.
Last year some 41 million domestic visitors and 11 million international visitors visited New York. A record 29 million hotel room nights were achieved generating a record US$504 million in hotel tax revenue. 356,000 New Yorkers currently work in the hospitality industry. New York City’s hotel room inventory continues to expand – with 91,500 active rooms with hotel occupancy rate at 87%, the highest in the nation.
“New York City continues to attract people from all around the world who want to experience our unique culture, food, parks, shopping, arts and energy,” said Mayor Bloomberg. “The tourism industry is thriving, creating thousands of jobs for New Yorkers at all rungs of the economic ladder. We are well on our way to achieving our new goal of 55 million visitors and $70 billion in economic impact by 2015.”
“Tourism is the City’s fifth largest industry and continues to generate record numbers of visitors, spending, jobs and hotel tax revenue,” said Deputy Mayor for Economic Development Robert K. Steel. “Through NYC & Company’s strategic presence in 18 global markets, the City is able to attract visitors in markets where the potential for growth is strongest. We will continue to support a targeted approach and invest in markets that will yield the greatest return.”
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