New York City ? With a falling dollar sweetening the deal for international travelers, a record-setting number of tourists visited the city last year, spending an estimated $28 billion, tourism officials said Sunday.

With a final count still pending, the city’s tourism office said an estimated 46 million people had visited the city in 2007 – up 5 percent from 2006. The jump was largely because of visitors from other countries, who numbered an estimated 8.5 million – a growth of 17 percent.

The city’s tourism office has been working to draw such international visitors, who stay longer and spend more money. NYC & Company has launched an overseas television, print and billboard campaign, and in 2007 it more than doubled its marketing offices overseas, targeting countries including China, Brazil and Canada.