U.S. International Travel, March 2012 Year-to-Date, Up Seven Percent

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

U.S. travel to overseas markets(1) reached 6.3 million, up 11 percent in the first three months.
Regional results were:

* Europe, 1.9 million travelers, up eight percent
* Caribbean, 1.6 million travelers, up 12 percent
* Asia, 1.1 travelers, up 12 percent
* Central America, 647,000 travelers, up 21 percent
* South America, 424,000 travelers, up eight percent
* Middle East, 346,000 travelers, up 17 percent
* Oceania, 151,000 travelers, up 11 percent
* Africa, 81,000 travelers, up one percent

U.S. travel to North American markets totaled 6.8 million, up almost three percent.

* Mexico, 5.2 million travelers, up two percent; air travel (1.6 million) was up 11 percent
* Canada, 1.6 million travelers, up five percent; air travel (608,000) was up by four percent

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