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May 02, 2018
U.S. Travel Answer Sheet
Leisure Travel | Business Travel | International Travel
Direct spending by resident and international travelers in the U.S. averaged $2.8 billion a day, $118.2 million an hour, $2.0 million a minute and $32,800 a second.Leisure Travel
*Person-trip defined as one person on a trip away from home overnight in paid accommodations or on a day or overnight trip to places 50 miles or more [one-way] away from home Business Travel
*Person-trip defined as one person on a trip away from home overnight in paid accommodations or on a day or overnight trip to places 50 miles or more [one-way] away from home International Travel 2016 data**
**The latest international visitation data available as of April 2018 was for 2016. Data for 2017 will be updated when available. BY THE NUMBERS $1.036 billion Total domestic and international inbound traveler spending in the U.S. which generated a total of $2.4 trillion in economic output 15.6 million Jobs supported by travel expenditures (includes 8.8 million directly in the travel industry and 6.8 million in other industries) $258.8 billion Wages shared by American workers directly employed by travel $164.8 billion Tax revenue generated by travel spending for federal, state and local governments 2.7% Percentage of nationÕs gross domestic product (GDP) attributed to travel and tourism 1 out of 9 U.S. jobs that depend on travel and tourism No. 7 Where travel ranks in terms of employment compared to other major private industry sectors 2.3 billion Number of person-trips* that Americans took for business and leisure purposes 83%: Percentage of travel companies that are considered small businesses (2015) 75.9 million Estimated number of international arrivals in the U.S. in 2016, including 37.6 million from overseas markets Top 10 Travel is among the top 10 industries in 49 states and D.C. in terms of employment Copyright 2018 U.S. Travel Association. All rights reserved. From https://www.ustravel.org.
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