Record-Setting U.S. Travel and Tourism Exports Total $21 Billion in October

NTTO | December 20, 2016

WASHINGTON - Acting Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade Ken Hyatt today announced that international visitors spent more than $21 billion on travel to, and tourism-related activities within, the United States in October, an increase of more than two percent ($493 million) when compared to October 2015. "In October, U.S. travel and tourism exports hit another record. Travel and tourism remains a vital export for the United States and these exports support more than one million jobs across our country," said Hyatt. "Today's data highlights continued growth in this sector with international visitors spending, on average, $6...