Los Angeles sets records for tourists, passengers at LAX

By Dan Whitcomb LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The city of Los Angeles set new records for tourism and for passengers arriving at Los Angeles International Airport in 2014, reaching levels that were hailed by the mayor as crucial to the region's economy. Mayor Eric Garcetti said 43.4 million tourists visited Los Angeles in 2014, marking the fourth consecutive year of record-breaking tourism for America's second-largest city. More than 70 million passengers were estimated to have traveled thro