The 10 most preferred US destinations by overseas travelers in 2010, L.A. 2nd

According to the latest statistics of the US Office of Travel and Tourism Industries, L.A. was the 2^nd most preferred US destination by overseas travelers in 2010 surpassing Miami which claimed the spot in 2009.

New York on the other hand has remained as top US destination for 8 straight years now and was visited by approximately 8.5 million visitors.

The Office also reported that tourism in the US would rebound and grow by about 49% from 2011 to 2016 and that countries with the largest forecasted growth for visitors in that period were China(+232%), South Korea (+200%), Brazil (+150%), the Russian Federation (+139%), and India (+94%).

The following is a list of the 20 most visited US destinations in 2010 by overseas travelers with the total number of visitors hosted (in millions):

1. New York City - 8.5

2. Los Angeles - 3.3

3. Miami - 3.1

4. Orlando - 2.7

5. San Francisco - 2.6

6. Las Vegas - 2.4

7. Washington, DC - 1.7

8. Honolulu - 1.6

9. Boston - 1.1

10. Chicago - 1.1

11. San Diego - 0.8