U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke today announced that a record-breaking 60 million international visitors arrived in the United States in 2010 – shattering the previous record set in 2000 by 17 percent. These international travelers spent more than $134 billion during their visits, a 12 percent increase from 2009.
Virtually every sector of the economy benefits from an increase in international visitors.
The Commerce Department’s Office of Travel and Tourism Industries within the International Trade Administration is responsible for collecting, analyzing and disseminating international travel and tourism statistics for the U.S. Travel and Tourism Statistical System. For more monthly or annual travel and tourism-related data and market research, visit http://tinet.ita.doc.gov/.
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce
