Travel Trends Index: Domestic Biz Travel Projected to Surge, Int’l Inbound Travel Falters

U.S. Travel Association | February 5, 2019

WASHINGTON (February 5, 2019)—Travel to and within the U.S. grew 3.6 percent year-over-year in December, according to the U.S. Travel Association's latest Travel Trends Index (TTI)—marking the industry's 108th straight month of overall expansion. The growth trend is tempered by concerning signs in the lucrative international inbound market, however. That segment grew at a rate of 2.8 percent in December—well off November's hot pace of 3.8 percent growth year-over-year. Worse, the deceleration trend is expected to continue, with the Leading Travel Index (LTI) projecting international inbound travel to slow t...