international visitation
U.S. Travel Reacts to Proposed Elimination of Brand USA in Trump Budget
U.S Travel | May 23, 2017
WASHINGTON (May 23, 2017)— U.S. Travel Association President and CEO Roger Dow issued the following statement on the proposed elimination of the Brand USA tourism marketing agency in President Trump's federal budget document: "With all that's going on in the world, unilaterally disarming the marketing of the U.S. as a travel destination would be to surrender market share at the worst possible time. It's especially perplexing that the elimination of Brand USA is on the table when both Commerce Secretary Ross and OMB Director Mulvaney each have supported it previously. "The creation of Brand USA was a bipartisa...
International Visitation to U.S. Down Eight Percent in April 2016
International Trade Administration | November 21, 2016
The U.S. Department of Commerce today announced that 6.0 million international visitors(1)(2) traveled to the United States in April 2016, down eight percent (-8.1%) from April 2015. In April 2016 the top inbound markets continued to be Canada and Mexico. Non-resident visits from Canada declined 16 percent while visits from Mexico decreased four percent. The United Kingdom (-11%), Japan (-4%) and France (-9%) rounded out the top five. Four of the top inbound overseas regional markets(3)posted increases in non-resident visits in April 2016, with Western Europe, South America, Oceania, the Caribbean, and Africa posting declines. For the f...
International Visitation to U.S. Down Three Consecutive Months with 8% Decrease from April 2015
NTTO | October 3, 2016
The U.S. Department of Commerce today announced that 6.0 million international visitors(1)(2) traveled to the United States in April 2016, down eight percent (-8.3%) from April 2015. With this decline, April is the third consecutive monthly decrease in total U.S. visits. In April 2016 the top inbound markets continued to be Canada and Mexico. Non-resident visits from Canada declined 16 percent while visits from Mexico decreased four percent. The United Kingdom (-11%), Japan (-5%) and France (-9%) rounded out the top five. Four of the top inbound overseas regional markets(3) posted increases in non-resident visits in April 2016, with Wes...
