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cities are prime locations for VRP. Be aware that in most of these locations, you will be on your own with no organized full-service vacation rental management company near you. However, if you are living within an hour of metropolitan vacation hotspot, running your own VRP is a good way to start in this business. You can operate one or more VRP units and grow your business close to home, all while preparing to diversify to distant locations and into resorts—where the big profits and family benefits happen. Below is a list of the most visited American cities by vacationing families. If you live near one of these massive metropolitan locales, with access to the attractions like sports stadiums, theaters, historic monuments, et cetera, you are in a prime location for VRP. The numbers of tourists coming to your area has a direct impact on the viability of an operating VRP. Without further ado, here are some of the most visited cities in the US. Annual visitor numbers were sourced from WorldAtlas.com: 1. New York, New York (59.7 million annual visitors): Of course, the Big Apple is number one on the list. Located on the east coast by the New York Harbor, where the Hudson River drains into the New York Bay and on to the Atlantic Ocean, NYC features the Empire State Building, the Statue of Liberty, Central Park, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and Broadway theater productions near Times Square in Manhattan.43 2. Chicago, Illinois (54.1 million annual visitors): Located on the shores of Lake Michigan, the “Windy City” offers an excellent arts scene, unique architecture, and lots of shopping along Michigan Avenue and beyond. City attractions include Grant Park, the Museum of Science and Industry, Shedd Aquarium, the Art
43. https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/the-most-visited-cities-in-the-us.html Accessed May 24, 2019.
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