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World video travel guide
News • United States • 2013-01-15
U.S. International Outbound Travel Up One Percent in October 2012, Up Three Percent YTD:
U.S. citizen departures totaled 51.2 million travelers for the first ten months of 2012
October Year-to-Date (2012/2011) Comparisons
U.S. travel to overseas markets(1) reached 24.2 million, up six percent in the first ten months. Regional results were:
Europe, 9.9 million travelers, up four percent
Caribbean, 5.4 million travelers, up eight percent
Asia, 3.6 million travelers, up five percent
Central America, 2.0 million travelers, up 12 percent
South America, 1.4 million travelers, up three percent
Middle East, 1.2 million travelers, up 12 percent
Oceania, 439,000 travelers, up nine percent
Africa, 310,000 travelers, up one percent
U.S. travel to North American markets totaled 27.0 million, down slightly from last year.
Mexico, 16.4 million travelers, down two percent; air travel (4.7 million) was up four percent
Canada, 10.5 million travelers, up two percent; air travel (3.1 million) up by two percent
October 2012 Year-to Date Market Share
U.S. travel to overseas locations accounted for 47 percent of U.S. outbound international travel.
Europe, a 19 percent share;
Caribbean, an 11 percent share;
Asia, a seven percent share;
Central America, a four percent share;
South America, a three percent share;
Middle East, a two percent share;
Oceania, a one percent share, and
Africa, almost a one percent share.
North American markets received 53 percent of all U.S. international outbound travel.
U.S. travel to Mexico a 32 percent share; and
Canada a 21 percent share.
Total U.S. outbound travel by month: January, up one percent; February, up 12 percent; March, up eight percent; April, up almost one percent; May, up one percent; June, up five percent; July, down three percent, August, up four percent, September and October, both up almost one percent.
For detailed information and data tables please visit: http://www.tinet.ita.doc.gov/view/m-2012-O-001/index.html
In 2011 OTTI began to report U.S. outbound travel monthly by all modes, expanding beyond air-only traffic. Total travel, inclusive of all modes, to Canada and Mexico is reported in addition to the air-only subtotals. The timing of this report is dependent on receipt of aggregate data from Stats Canada and Banco de Mexico.
