The U.S. Commercial Service Market Research Library is the place to go to obtain industry specific market research. There are several reports prepared by our staff of experts throughout the Americas that offer market intelligence in the travel and tourism industry. Below are a few examples.

Argentina

Travel and Tourism Services Overview – June 2, 2008
The Argentine economy has recovered since their 2001 Economic Crisis and the demand for travel to the United States has grown. Argentine travelers spend on average $1,000 for a ten-day visit to the United States (excluding air-tickets). The total amount of passengers to the United States grew annua...

Canada

Number One Source for Travel and Tourism to the United States  – February 2, 2009
International visitors spent more than $122 billion on U.S. travel and tourism-related goods and services in Canada in 2007.  This represents a 13 percent increase over the record set in 2006 and a 52 percent increase over the post 9-11 low, which was set in 2003...

Colombia

Travel and Tourism to the US – August 24, 2007
According to the Colombian Civil Aeronautics Authorities, about 2.2 million travelers from Colombia went abroad in 2006. An estimated 654,200 Colombians, 10 percent more than in 2005, traveled to the United States. These Colombian visitors spent an estimated US $1.65 million in the U.S. (excluding...

Dominican Republic

Travel & Tourism: Overview of Dominican Visitors to the U.S. – April 13, 2007
This report includes statistics that highlight the increase experienced in the number of Dominican visitors to the U.S. and other interesting trends that might be useful to U.S. travel and tourism firms interested in doing business with the Dominican Republic....

Ecuador

Travel and Tourism – May 30, 2007
The U.S. is the primary destination for Ecuadorian travelers. According to industry sources in 2006 more than 147,000 Ecuadorians traveled to the U.S. The estimated annual average growth rate of Ecuadorian travelers to the U.S. between 2007 and 2010 is expected to be around 4 percent....

Latin America

Regional Report - October 21, 2008
International travel is one of the largest exports for the United States, ranking ahead of agricultural goods and motor vehicles. It is the single largest services sector export, accounting for 26% of all services exported in 2007. In 2007, tourism from Latin America grew significantly, resulting in 11,109,043 arrivals covering 23% of the total inbound tourism (48,359,118)...

Mexico

Mexico: Travel Trends to the United States – October 7, 2008
Mexico is the second source of international travelers to the United States just after Canada. Additionally, for the fourth consecutive year, Mexican visitors spent more in the United States on travel and tourism-related goods and services than ever before—increasing total spending by 3% to... 

Uruguay

Travel & Tourism Market - April 28, 2009
Uruguayan travel to the U.S. declined sharply during 2003 - 2005 as a result of the steepest economic crisis in history during 1999-2002. After the economic recovery, travel to the U.S. started to increase and projections continue with positive trends.  According to unofficial data from the Consular Section visas requests have increased noticeably...

Venezuela

Travel & Tourism Market Overview – October 3, 2008
The present report provides an updated brief on recent statistics for Foreign travel to the US...

How to Obtain The Complete Reports

Feel free to contact the Trade Americas Travel & Tourism Regional Working Group Leader for assistance.

To access the full reports or others not listed here, please go to http://www.export.gov/mrktresearch/index.asp, click on Market Research Library and follow the instructions below.

• Under Industry select Services
• Under Sector, select Travel and Tourism
• Under Region select Western Hemisphere
• Then click on the GO button

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