U.S. International Outbound Travel, Up Four Percent, June 2012 Year-to-Date

U.S. citizen departures totaled 29.5 million travelers for the first six months of 2012

June Year-to-Date (2012/2011) Comparisons
U.S. travel to overseas markets⁽¹⁾ reached 14.4 million, up eight percent in the first six months. Regional results were:

• Europe, 5.4 million travelers, up six percent
• Caribbean, 3.4 million travelers, up nine percent
• Asia, 2.2 million travelers, up nine percent
• Central America, 1.3 million travelers, up 14 percent
• South America, 858,000 travelers, up six percent
• Middle East, 761,000 travelers, up 14 percent
• Oceania, 274,000 travelers, up 10 percent
• Africa, 183,000 travelers, up four percent
  

U.S. travel to North American markets totaled 15.1 million, up one percent.

• Mexico, 10.2 million travelers, down almost one percent; air travel (3.1 million) was up five percent
• Canada, 4.9 million travelers, up five percent; air travel (1.6 million) was up by three percent
  

June 2012 Year-to Date Market Share
U.S. travel to overseas locations claimed 49 percent of all U.S. outbound international travel.

• Europe a 18 percent share;
• Caribbean a 12 percent share;
• Asia an eight 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.
  

North American markets received 51 percent of all U.S. international outbound travel.

• U.S. travel to Mexico a 34 percent share; and
• Canada a 17 percent share.
  

Total U.S. outbound travel by month: January, up one percent; February, up 12 percent, March, up eight percent; April, flat, May up one percent and June up five percent.
In 2011 OTTI began to report U.S. outbound travel monthly by all modes, not just air-only traffic. Total travel, inclusive of all modes, to Canada and Mexico is reported 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.
For detail information and data tables please visit:
http://www.tinet.ita.doc.gov/view/m-2012-O-001/index.html