New York State was the top US destination for the sixth year in a row in 2007, according to recent figures from the Office of Travel & Tourism Industries (OTTI).
Despite a significant international marketing campaign featuring Hollywood stars this year, California could still only manage second place.
So with the sultry allure of governor Arnold Schwarzenegger not proving enough to encourage
backpacking travelers away from the country's top tourist destination, New York must be something special.
While the US as a whole experienced a ten per cent growth in overseas arrivals in 2007, New York led the way setting record visitations alongside Pennsylvania and Connecticut.
The mayor of New York, Michael Bloomberg, has even set the ambitious target of 50 million visitors by 2012, three years earlier than original predictions.
New York attracted 7.6 million foreign visitors in 2007, with California and then Florida following close behind.
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