U.S.
spending abroad increases seven percent compared to 2010
The
U.S. resident outbound market totaled 58.7 million in 2011, down
three percent from 2010. Travel to overseas regions declined* five
percent, while travel to Mexico and Canada were flat and down one
percent, respectively. This is the fourth straight year for declines
in the total number of Americans going abroad.
The
top five countries visited by U.S. residents in 2011, were: Mexico
(20.1 million), Canada (11.6 million), the United Kingdom (2.4
million), France (1.8 million) and Italy (1.7 million). Only three of
the top 10 destinations visited by U.S. travelers posted increases in
2011.
Spending
by U.S. residents traveling abroad (imports) totaled $109.8 billion,
up seven percent from 2010. Spending within foreign countries (travel
payments) totaled $78.7 billion, up four percent, and U.S. travelers
spending on transportation, via foreign carriers (passenger fare
payments), totaled $31.1 billion in 2011, up 14 percent. Top
countries for U.S. spending included Mexico ($9.3 billion), the
United Kingdom ($8.7 billion), Canada ($7.7 billion), Germany ($5.7
billion), and Japan ($5.0 billion).
Source: Office of Travel and
Tourism Industries, U.S. Department of Commerce
For
more detail information, please go to the outbound overview page,
which contains links to in-depth information on the U.S. outbound
market
http://www.tinet.ita.doc.gov/outreachpages/outbound.general_information.outbound_overview.html
