Friday, October 7, 2011

International Visitation Up Six Percent In July 2011 And Up Five Percent July YTD 2011


The U.S. Department of Commerce today announced that 6.6 million international visitors traveled to the United States in July 2011, a six percent increase over July 2010. For the first seven months of 2011, visitation (35.2 million) was up five percent compared to the same period in 2010.

Highlights
Overseas Resident Visitation
  • In July 2011, overseas resident visitation (3.0 million) was up five percent over July 2010.
  • July YTD 2011, overseas resident visits (15.5 million) were up six percent compared to the same period of 2010.
  • In July 2011, increases were registered in seven of the nine overseas regions.
  • July YTD 2011, increases were registered in seven overseas regions.
North American Resident Visitation
  • In July 2011, non-resident visits from Canada (2.3 million) were up nine percent and visits from Mexico (1.3 million) were up two percent.
  • July YTD 2011, non-resident visits from Canada (12.1 million) increased six percent while visits from Mexico (7.6 million) were down one percent for the year.
Top 10 Countries (Sort based on YTD July 2011)
  • In July 2011, eight of the top 10 countries posted increases in resident visitation.
  • July YTD 2011, eight of the top 10 countries posted increases in visitation to the United States.
Top 10 Countries (Sort based on YTD July 2011)
Country of Residence
% Change July 
2011 vs. 2010
% Change YTD July
2011 vs. 2010
  Canada
9%
6%
  Mexico
2%
-1%
  United Kingdom
-3%
2%
  Japan
-6%
-7%
  Germany
0%
6%
  France
8%
18%
  Brazil
21%
27%
  South Korea
1%
7%
  People's Republic of China
  (EXCL HK)
60%
38%
  Australia
11%
21%
Top Ports: YTD July 2011
YTD July 2011, visitation through the top 15 ports of entry accounted for 82 percent of all overseas visits, the same as last year. The top three ports (New York, Miami and Los Angeles) accounted for 40 percent of all overseas arrivals, two percentage points above last year. Eleven of the top 15 ports posted increases in arrivals during the first seven months of 2011. Six of these ports posted double-digit increases.
Access to OTTI Data
Manufacturing and Services' Office of Travel and Tourism Industries (OTTI) collects, analyzes and disseminates international travel and tourism statistics from the U.S. Travel and Tourism Statistical System. OTTI produces visitation data tables, including a more detailed region, country and port analyses. To access these data, you are encouraged to visit the OTTI monthly arrivals page at <http://www.tinet.ita.doc.gov/view/m-2011-I-001/index.html>.
National Export Initiative
To improve conditions that directly affect the private sector's ability to export and to boost employment recovery, on March 11, 2010 President Obama created the National Export Initiative (NEI). The automation of the arrival/departure form [CBP Form I-94W] for Visa Waiver Program travelers supports this initiative as the automated form will greatly improve the measurement of international arrival data to the United States. To learn more about the NEI, you are encouraged to visit <http://www.trade.gov/nei/index.asp>.

Throughout this report, percent changes posted for international visitation to the United States for July 2011 were calculated by comparing data in July 2011 to data in July 2010. Also, percent changes posted for year to date 2011 were calculated by comparing data January - July 2011 to data January - July 2010.      /Trav

http://www.travmedia.com/north-america/pressrelease.php?id=76374&mo=3&referencekey=d66cd2092d34039ac4ad8d092024d19a
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