Table of Contents
Introduction
Data Sources
Market Drivers
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- Population
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- Figure 1: Mid-year population estimates for the US, 1950-2050
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- Figure 2: Demographic breakdown of mid-year population estimates for the US, 2010 and 2050
- Economy
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- Figure 3: Selected macro-economic factors of the US economy, 2006-11
- Exchange rates
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- Figure 4: Selected exchange rates against the US Dollar, 2006-11
- Tourism balance
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- Figure 5: US tourism receipts, expenditure and balance, 2006-11
Outbound Tourism
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- Arrivals
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- Figure 6: Outbound departures of US citizens to overseas destinations, 2006-11
- Destinations
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- Figure 7: US outbound travel by region, 2007-11
- Americas
- Mexico
- Canada
- Caribbean (including Bahamas)
- South and Central America
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- Figure 8: Leading American outbound destinations for US outbound travellers*, 2007-11
- Europe
- UK
- France
- Italy
- Germany
- Spain
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- Figure 9: Leading European outbound destinations for US outbound travellers*, 2007-11
- Asia
- People’s Republic of China
- India
- Hong Kong
- Japan
- Philippines
- Taiwan
- South Korea
- Thailand
- Singapore
- Other
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- Figure 10: US outbound visitors to Asian destinations, 2007-11
- Middle East
- Africa
- Oceania
Market Characteristics
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- Pre-booking behaviour and booking methods
- US travellers have quality travel content at their fingertips
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- Figure 11: Information sources used by US outbound travellers, 2007-11
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- Figure 12: Means of booking air trip, by US outbound travellers, 2007-11
- Demographics
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- Figure 13: Selected demographic characteristics of US residents travelling to overseas destinations, 2007-11
- Purpose of visit
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- Figure 14: Main purpose of trip of US travellers visiting overseas destinations, 2007-11
- Expenditure
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- Figure 15: Average trip expenditure by US outbound travellers, 2007-11
- Length of stay
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- Figure 16: US travellers in the UK, number of visits by length of stay, 2007-11
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- Figure 17: North American passengers taking cruises according to length of cruise, 2008-11
- Seasonality
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- Figure 18: Monthly US travel to selected outbound destinations, 2011
Transport
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- Figure 19: Transportation used outside the US by overseas travellers, 2010-11
- Air
- Airline choice driven by cost and convenience
- Leading airports
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- Figure 20: US overseas departures by major airport, 2010-11
- Road
- Rail
- Sea
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- Figure 21: North American cruise passengers by destination, 2008-11
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Accommodation
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- Figure 22: Type of accommodation used and average number of nights spent by US outbound travellers, 2007-11
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Tour Operators and Travel Agencies
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- Technology continues to shape travel agencies
- Tour operators get experiential
What Next?
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