New York City suffered a massive loss in tourism revenue during the CCP virus pandemic but is set to invest $30 million in a campaign to get visitors back as the city reopens. A report by New York Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli on Wednesday showed that only 22.3 million people visited the city in 2020 compared to 66.6 million in 2019. This past year tourists spent just $13 billion, which is a 73 percent decline from the $47.4 billion they spent the previous year. In total, the shutdowns cost The Big Apple $1.2 billion in tax revenue for the 2021 fiscal year. “The pandemic’s damage to this industry has been staggering and it may take years before tourism returns to pre-pandemic levels. The city and state must help with the safe reopening while targeting relief funds to workers and to hotels, venues, restaurants, and other businesses that are unlikely to recover …