International arrivals to US climb 10%
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08 Apr 10 (TravMedia.com): The U.S. Department of Commerce today announced that 3.4 million international visitors traveled to the United States in January 2010, an increase of 10 percent over January 2009. January 2010 marks the fourth straight month of increases in U.S. arrivals.
International visitors spent $10.3 billion in January 2010, three percent less than in January 2009. January 2010 marks the fifteenth consecutive month in which the U.S. travel and tourism-related exports were lower than when compared to the same period of the previous year.
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Top 20 Countries
In January 2010, 17 of the top 20 countries posted increases in visitation to the United States. Visitation from nine of the top 20 countries registered double-digit increases: Canada, Brazil, South Korea, the People’s Republic of China and Hong Kong, Australia, Argentina, Spain, Colombia and Switzerland.
January 2010 International Arrivals to United States
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