national travel and tourism strategy
Celebrating Two Years of Progress in National Strategy to Reenergize U.S. Travel and Tourism
International Trade Administration | July 15, 2024
Two years after the U.S. Department of Commerce issued the National Travel and Tourism Strategy and set an ambitious five-year goal to welcome 90 million international visitors annually by 2027, the Department is announcing we expect to reach that goal ahead of schedule. According to the latest estimates from the International Trade Administration, the United States expects to welcome 91 million annual visitors by 2026, surpassing the Strategy’s goal one year in advance of the anticipated timeline. In celebration of all the progress made since the launch of the National Travel and Tourism Strategy, Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo issue...
America’s Travel Comeback: Five Ways We’re Supporting Our Travel & Tourism Industry
Grant T. Harris | December 12, 2023
By Grant T. Harris This is the fourth piece in a blog series about the 2023 National Export Strategy, a government-wide strategic plan to support American businesses through trade promotion activities. This article focuses on the Travel and Tourism chapter of the National Export Strategy. This post contains external links. Please review our external linking policy. The holiday travel season is here! As families and friends gather for celebrations, it’s a great time to spotlight a critical driver of economic growth and employment in the United States: the travel and tourism industry. You’ve seen the headlines: Travel is back,...
Amid Worsening Economic Outlook, Excessive Visa Wait Times Deter Visitors to the U.S.
U.S. Travel Association | November 30, 2022
WASHINGTON (November 30, 2022)—U.S. Travel Association’s biannual travel forecast shows a significant downgrade in international inbound travel for the rest of 2022 and 2023—a worrying trend caused by economic concerns and exacerbated by excessive wait times for first-time visa applicants. Potential visitors from top source markets—including Brazil, India and Mexico—currently confront 400-800-day wait times to meet with U.S. Consular officials. “While economic concerns are natural, excessive visitor visa wait times are a manmade obstacle that the Biden administration seemingly refuses to address,” said U.S. Travel Associatio...
International Visits to the USA Continued to Grow During the First Quarter of 2015
National Travel and Tourism Strategy | September 16, 2015
September 16, 2015 The U.S. Department of Commerce announced that the United States welcomed 16 million international visitors¹ during the first quarter of 2015-183,000 more than in the first quarter of 2014 - a one percent increase in visitors. March 2015 marked the 15th consecutive month of growth in total U.S. visits since January 2014. 5.9 million International visitors traveled to the United States in March, an increase of 0.2 percent compared to March 2014. HIGHLIGHTS ² Top Inbound International Markets The top inbound markets continued to be Canada and Mexico. Overnight volume from Canada totaled 5 million visitors during the...
International Visitation to the United States Sets New Record of 75 Million Guests In 2014
National Travel and Tourism Office (NTTO) | March 11, 2015
WASHINGTON - U.S. Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade Stefan M. Selig today announced that a record 75 million international visitors traveled to the United States in 2014, a seven percent increase over 2013. Tourism is America's largest services export and these exports support 1.1 million U.S. jobs. "Today's data show that the United States continues to be the premier destination for international visitors," Selig said. "It also highlights that we remain on track toward achieving President Obama's goal of attracting 100 million international visitors to the United States by 2021." The U.S. Departments of Commerce and H...
