U.S.
citizen outbound market totaled 17.8 million travelers for the first
four months of 2012.
U.S.
travel to overseas markets (1) reached 8.5 million, up 10 percent in
the first four months.
Regional
results were:
•
Europe, 2.7 million
travelers, up seven percent
•
Caribbean, 2.2 million
travelers, up 10 percent
•
Asia, 1.4 travelers, up 11
percent
•
Central America, 826,000
travelers, up 16 percent
•
South America, 549,000
travelers, up seven percent
•
Middle East, 460,000
travelers, up 16 percent
•
Oceania, 188,000
travelers, up 10 percent
•
Africa, 107,000 travelers,
up two percent
U.S.
travel to North American markets totaled 9.3 million, up almost two
percent.
•
Mexico, 7.0 million
travelers, up one percent; air travel (2.1 million) was up six
percent
•
Canada, 2.3 million
travelers, up five percent; air travel (852,000) was up by five
percent
April
2012 Year-to Date Market Share
U.S.
travel to overseas claimed 48 percent of all U.S. outbound
international travel.
•
Europe a 15 percent share;
•
Caribbean a 13 percent
share;
•
Asia an eight percent
share;
•
Central America a five
percent share;
•
South America a three
percent share;
•
Middle East a three
percent share;
•
Oceania a one percent
share; and
•
Africa a one percent
share.
North
American markets received 52 percent of all U.S. international
outbound travel.
•
U.S. travel to Mexico a 39
percent share; and
•
Canada a 13 percent share.
Total
U.S. outbound travel for the months of January, February and March
were up two percent, 12 percent and eight percent, respectively.
April was flat.
In
2011 OTTI began to report all mode U.S. outbound travel monthly, not
just air-only traffic. Total travel (all modes) to Canada and Mexico
is provided in addition to the air-only subtotals. The timing of this
report is dependent on receipt of aggregate data from Stats Canada
and Banco de Mexico.