LA tourism rose to 26.9 million visitors in 2011 The Tribune San Luis Obispo | A record number of tourists visited Los Angeles last year | The Los Angeles Convention and Visitors Bureau says 26.9 million people came to town - a 4.2 percent increase over 2010 - and they spent more than $15 billion. | Tourism officials say the increase was prompted in part by an improving U.S. economy and improved and new attractions. | The b...