DC celebrates another year of record-breaking tourist crowds

WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 19 million U.S. tourists visited Washington in 2015, an increase of 1 million over the previous year and a record for the nation’s capital as its tourism industry continues to make steady progress since the Great Recession.
Foreign and domestic tourists spent a record $7.1 billion in Washington, according to data released Tuesday by Destination DC, the city’s tourism bureau.
The domestic visitation total was up by 5.3 percent over 2014, according to