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Articles tagged “international tourism”

News Blog

Spending by International Visitors to U.S. Rises 57 Percent to $16 Billion 

International visitors spent $15.9 billion on travel to, and tourism-related activities within, the U.S. in November, up 57 percent year over year, according to the National Travel and Tourism Office.  That's an improvement from November 2021, but it's billions of dollars down from international visitor spending in pre-pandemic November 2019, which had $20 billion. From…

Dawit Habtemariam | 1 year ago

News Blog

International Travelers to U.S. Spent $16 Billion in October, a New Recent High

International inbound visitors spent more than $15.8 billion on travel to, and tourism-related activities within, the United States in October, making it the highest monthly level of spending since Covid struck in February 2020, according to the National Travel and Tourism Office.  Year to date international travel spending has accumulated to $129.9 billion, up more…

Dawit Habtemariam | 1 year ago

News Blog

U.S. International Inbound Travel Won’t Fully Recover Until 2025

International inbound travel to the U.S. is projected to be at 63 percent and 75 percent of its pre-pandemic volume in 2022 and 2023, respectively, according to the U.S. Travel Association's biannual forecast. At this rate, international travel won't reach pre-pandemic levels until 2025. The projected slump is worse than USTA's June forecast of international…

Dawit Habtemariam | 1 year ago

Tourism

Inbound Travelers to U.S. Spent $802 Million Less in September Than Outbound Travelers

The U.S. is literally leaving millions of dollars on the table each month that the State Department fails to reduce exploding visa wait times.

Dawit Habtemariam | 1 year ago

Inbound Travelers to U.S. Spent $802 Million Less in September Than Outbound Travelers

Tourism

How Tunisia Is Using U.S. Funds to Broaden Its Tourism Branding

The sustainable planning phase of Tunisia’s destination marketing rebirth — the easy part — is done. Plan implementation is where the real work will begin.

Dawit Habtemariam | 2 years ago

How Tunisia Is Using U.S. Funds to Broaden Its Tourism Branding

Tourism

NBCUniversal Theme Parks Profit Soars on Domestic U.S. Visitors

NBCUniversal theme parks thrived in the fourth quarter despite the lack of visitors from abroad. Big-spending domestic tourists filled the gap.

Helen Coster and Eva Mathews, Reuters | 2 years ago

NBCUniversal Theme Parks Profit Soars on Domestic U.S. Visitors

Airlines

Dominica Hoping New International Airport Will Elevate It to Major Caribbean Destination

Long without the capabilities to have direct flights arrive from far away lands, Dominica is hoping a new airport will turn things around for its tourism, trade, and economy. Can they pull it off without incurring debt?

Ruthy Muñoz, Skift | 3 years ago

Dominica Hoping New International Airport Will Elevate It to Major Caribbean Destination

Tourism

Spain May Open Some Cities But Not Others to Foreign Tourism First

Spain's Foreign Minister Arancha Gonzalez Laya has declined to give a timetable on when popular cities like Barcelona or Madrid will reopen to foreign visitors. But with summer tourism upon us, the travel sector needs clarity pronto.

Ingrid Melander and Belen Carreno, Reuters | 4 years ago

Spain May Open Some Cities But Not Others to Foreign Tourism First

Coronavirus

The U.S. Might Not Welcome Foreign Visitors for Months

Tuns out it is easier to ban travel than it is to permit it again.

Ted Hesson, Steve Holland, and David Shepardson, Reuters | 4 years ago

The U.S. Might Not Welcome Foreign Visitors for Months

Tourism

Europe and Asia Are Driving Global Tourism Growth in 2018

Southern Europe and Southeast Asia are posting the biggest tourism gains this year, according to new data. But the United States is rebounding after 2017 was dominated by fears of a "Trump slump," and that's good news for the travel industry.

Dan Peltier, Skift | 6 years ago

Europe and Asia Are Driving Global Tourism Growth in 2018