U.S. Citizen International Travel up Nearly One Percent in January 2013

U.S. citizen outbound totaled 4.2 million travelers for the first month of 2013
Non-stop Travel up to the Middle East, down to Europe

January 2013/2012 Comparisons
U.S. travel to overseas markets⁽¹⁾ totaled 1.9 million, up 0.6 percent in January.
Regional results were:

• Europe, 563,000 travelers, down three percent
• Caribbean, 468,000 travelers, up two percent
• Asia, 372,000 travelers, up almost one percent
• Central America, 200,000 travelers, up four percent
• South America, 125,000 travelers, flat
• Middle East, 129,000 travelers, up eight percent
• Oceania, 51,000 travelers, up seven percent
• Africa, 26,000 travelers, down five percent
  

U.S. travel to North American markets totaled 2.2 million, up 0.4 percent in January.

• Mexico, 1.7 million travelers, down almost one percent; however, air travel (475,000) was up two percent
• Canada, 478,000 travelers, up three percent; air travel (185,000) up two percent
  

January 2013 Market Share
U.S. travel to overseas locations accounted for 47 percent of U.S. outbound international travel.

• Europe, a 14 percent share;
• Caribbean, an 11 percent share;
• Asia, a nine 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, almost a one percent share
  

North American markets received 53 percent of all U.S. international outbound travel.

• U.S. travel to Mexico a 42 percent share; and
• Canada almost a 12 percent share.