u.s. travel and tourism
International Visitors Spent Nearly $20.1 Billion Traveling Within the United States in March
National Travel and Tourism Office (NTTO) | May 23, 2024
Data recently released by the National Travel and Tourism Office (NTTO) show that in March 2024: International visitors spent nearly $20.1 billion on travel to, and tourism-related activities within, the United States, an increase of more than 22 percent compared to March 2023 and very close to surpassing pre-COVID levels of monthly spending realized in 2019. Conversely, Americans spent nearly $20.7 billion traveling abroad during March, the thirty-sixth (36) consecutive month of growth, yielding a balance of trade deficit of $591 million for travel and tourism-related goods and services. International visitors have spent nearly $...
Orlando Crowned Largest Travel & Tourism City Destination in America for 2022
WTTC | February 7, 2023
Dallas, US: The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) today revealed Orlando is predicted to be the largest U.S. Travel and Tourism city destination in 2022 with an economic contribution of over $31 billion, representing 20% of the city’s total GDP and recovering above 2019 levels by $2.7 billion. The Cities Economic Impact Report, sponsored by Visa and researched in partnership with Oxford Economics, analyzed key Travel & Tourism metrics across 82 cities around the world, including contribution to GDP, employment and traveler spend. The report studied the sector’s impact in Orlando, Las Vegas, Miami, Chicago, New York City...
International Visitors Spent $10.1 Billion in March 2022 Marking 90% Increase Compared to March 2021
National Travel and Tourism Office | May 5, 2022
Data recently released by the National Travel and Tourism Office (NTTO) show that in March 2022: International visitors spent $10.1 billion on travel to, and tourism-related activities within, the United States, an increase of 90 percent compared to March 2021. Americans spent $9.2 billion traveling abroad, yielding a balance of trade surplus of $894 million for the month—the fifth consecutive month during which the United States enjoyed a balance of trade surplus for travel and tourism. The increase in ‘Travel Spending’ accounted for the overwhelming majority (75%) of the year-over-year increase in U.S. travel exports in M...
International Visitors Spending $672 Million a Day Experiencing America
NTTO | March 23, 2017
WASHINGTON -The National Travel and Tourism Office today announced that international visitors spent more than $20.8 billion on travel to, and tourism-related activities within, the United States in January, an increase of one percent ($220 million) when compared to January 2016. International visitors spent $246.0 billion on U.S. travel and tourism-related goods and services in 2016, an ever-so-slight decrease (0.10%) when compared to record-setting levels of spending in 2015; conversely, Americans have spent an estimated $158.9 billion abroad, yielding a balance of trade surplus of nearly $87.1 billion for the year. Monthly Summary ...
U.S. Travel and Tourism Exports Total $21 Billion in December
February 23, 2017
Record-Setting December Exports Drive Annual Exports to New Heights in 2016 WASHINGTON - The National Travel and Tourism Office today announced that international visitors spent more than $21.2 billion on travel to, and tourism-related activities within, the United States in December, an increase of nearly three percent ($564 million) when compared to December 2015 - setting a new record for monthly U.S. travel and tourism exports. International visitors spent a record-setting $247.1 billion on U.S. travel and tourism-related goods and services in 2016, an ever-so-slight increase (0.4%) when compared to record levels of spending in 2015...
U.S. Travel and Tourism Satellite Account: Second Quarter 2015 Shows Growth for Employment
U.S. Department of Commerce | October 5, 2015
Total industry employment nears five-year high; 33,000 jobs added during Q2 WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Commerce recently announced that total travel and tourism-related employment rose 1.7 percent during the second quarter of 2015, now accounting for more than 8 million U.S. jobs. More than 33,000 jobs were added during the second quarter alone, bringing the number of jobs added in 2015 to more than 75,000 year to date. "The travel and tourism sector produces nearly $1.6 trillion a year in economic output and creates jobs here in the United States," said Under Secretary Selig. "The industry has enjoyed twenty-one consecutive qu...
