International visitors to US up by 10 percent
The numbers of international visitors to the US is rising but they are spending less during their stay, according to recent figures from the US Department of Commerce.
International visitors spent USD$10.3 billion in January 2010, three percent less than in January of last year. January 2010 marks the fifteenth consecutive month in which the US travel and tourism-related exports were lower than when compared to the same period of the previous year.
On the other hand, 3.4 million international visitors traveled to the United States in January 2010, an increase of 10 percent over January 2009. That’s the 4th consecutive month of increases in the number of international arrivals.
In January 2010, 17 of the top 20 countries posted increases in visitation to the United States. Visitation from nine of the top 20 countries registered double-digit increases: Canada, Brazil, South Korea, the People’s Republic of China, Hong Kong, Australia, Argentina, Spain, Colombia, and Switzerland.
Some highlights from the study:
—Canadian visitation totaled 1.3 million, up 13 percent in January.
—Mexican visitation totaled 416,000 and was up three percent for the month.
—Air arrivals (101,000) were up seven percent for the month and land arrivals (312,000) were up one percent.
—Visitation from Western Europe increased one percent for the month.
By David Wilkening
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