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Κυριακή 24 Ιουνίου 2012

U.S. International Travel, April 2012 Year-to-Date, Up Five Percent


April Year-to-Date (2012/2011) Comparisons

U.S. travel to overseas markets (1) reached 8.5 million, up 10 percent in the first four months. Regional results were:

Europe, 2.7 million travelers, up seven percent
Caribbean, 2.2 million travelers, up 10 percent
Asia, 1.4 travelers, up 11 percent
Central America, 826,000 travelers, up 16 percent
South America, 549,000 travelers, up seven percent
Middle East, 460,000 travelers, up 16 percent
Oceania, 188,000 travelers, up 10 percent
Africa, 107,000 travelers, up two percent
U.S. travel to North American markets totaled 9.3 million, up almost two percent.

Mexico, 7.0 million travelers, up one percent; air travel (2.1 million) was up six percent
Canada, 2.3 million travelers, up five percent; air travel (852,000) was up by five percent
April 2012 Year-to Date Market Share

U.S. travel to overseas claimed 48 percent of all U.S. outbound international travel.

Europe a 15 percent share;
Caribbean a 13 percent share;
Asia an eight percent share;
Central America a five percent share;
South America a three percent share;
Middle East a three percent share;
Oceania a one percent share; and
Africa a one percent share.
North American markets received 52 percent of all U.S. international outbound travel.

U.S. travel to Mexico a 39 percent share; and
Canada a 13 percent share.
Total U.S. outbound travel for the months of January, February and March were up two percent, 12 percent and eight percent, respectively. April was flat.
In 2011 OTTI began to report all mode U.S. outbound travel monthly, not just air-only traffic. Total travel (all modes) to Canada and Mexico is provided in addition to the air-only subtotals. The timing of this report is dependent on receipt of aggregate data from Stats Canada and Banco de Mexico.