U.S. Outbound Tourism Snapshot for October 2014
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Travel slowed in October as leisure trips came to an end; however, year-over-year growth exceeded previous months suggesting more consistent travel patterns emerging after the recession.
Some 2.2 million U.S. citizens traveled abroad in October 2014, up five percent over October 2013, according to monthly statistics released this week by the U.S. National Travel and Tourism Office.
This brings U.S. citizen international travel to 57.1 million in the first nine months of the year, up six percent for the year.
Every month, the NTTO releases data regarding recent travel activity, including details about outbound travel from the United States. This is the most recent month for which this information is available.
Through October, travel to overseas locations accounted for 46 percent of U.S. outbound international travel while a slightly high
