U.S. Outbound Tourism Snapshot for July 2014

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U.S. travelers' growing interest in Central America is great news for the region whose destinations should now focus on differentiating and marketing their respective products as well as improving local transportation to ensure benefits are spread throughout each country.
The number of U.S. citizens traveling abroad increased 10 percent to 40.2 million travelers in the first seven months of 2014, according to monthly statistics released this week by the U.S. National Travel and Tourism Office.
U.S. citizen international travel increased 11 percent to 7.6 million