U.S. International Outbound Travel Down Three Percent in July 2012, Up Three Percent YTD
U.S. citizen departures totaled 36.3 million travelers for the first seven months of 2012

July Year-to-Date (2012/2011) Comparisons

U.S. travel to overseas markets (1) reached 17.5 million, up seven percent in the first seven months.
Regional results were:
- Europe, 6.7 million travelers, up five percent
- Caribbean, 4.2 million travelers, up eight percent
- Asia, 2.6 million travelers, up seven percent
- Central America, 1.5 million travelers, up 12 percent
- South America, 1.0 travelers, up five percent
- Middle East, 891,000 travelers, up 14 percent
- Oceania, 322,000 travelers, up 11 percent
- Africa, 222,000 travelers, up two percent

U.S. travel to North American markets totaled 18.8 million, flat from last year.

- Mexico, 12.1 million travelers, down one percent; air travel (3.6 million) was up four percent
- Canada, 6.7 million travelers, up two percent; air travel (2.0 million) also up by two percent

July 2012 Year-to Date Market Share

U.S. travel to overseas locations claimed 48 percent of all U.S. outbound international travel.
- Europe a 19 percent share;
- Caribbean a 12 percent share;
- Asia a seven percent share;
- Central America a four percent share;
- South America a three percent share;
- Middle East a three percent share;
- Oceania a one percent share, and
- Africa almost a one percent share.

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