Destination DC, the official destination marketing organization for the District, announced that 29.95 million people visited the city in 2023.
Last year’s total was up 17% from 2022 and surpassed the pre-pandemic record set in 2019. The new benchmark resulted in a record $10.2 billion in visitor spending and supported a record 102,366 local jobs.
Elliott L. Ferguson II, president and CEO of DDC, called the figure “a major milestone for Washington, D.C.”
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said: “Tourism is critical to our city’s vitality, yielding jobs for our residents, dollars for our local businesses and revenues for our investments in a stronger D.C.”