Record Number of Tourists Again Visit Los Angeles in 2016

Record Number of Tourists Again Visit Los Angeles in 2016
Tourists watch and photograph the Hollywood sign from a shopping mall terrace in Los Angeles, Calif. on Feb. 20, 2015. MLADEN ANTONOV/AFP/Getty Images
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LOS ANGELES--For the sixth straight year in a row, the number of tourists visiting sunny Los Angeles has set a new record, said officials, with 47.3 million total visitors coming to the county last year. That’s 1.7 million more than 2015, an increase of 3.8 percent.

In addition, 80.9 million travelers passed through Los Angeles International Airport in 2016, setting a record for the third consecutive year.