The U.S. Commercial Service Market Research Library is the place to go to obtain industry specific market research. There are several reports prepared by our staff of experts throughout the Americas that offer market intelligence in the travel and tourism industry. Below are a few examples.

Argentina

Travel and Tourism Services Overview – June 2, 2008
The Argentine economy has recovered since their 2001 Economic Crisis and the demand for travel to the United States has grown. Argentine travelers spend on average $1,000 for a ten-day visit to the United States (excluding air-tickets). The total amount of passengers to the United States grew annua...

USA-Argentina Tourism Data – May 20, 2008
Tourism between Argentina and the United States has grown. The total amount of passengers to the United States grew significantly in the past years. From 2006 to 2007 growth was recorded at 25.9 percent, while inbound tourism from the United States grew …

Canada

Canada Leads the World in U.S. Visitation – March 26, 2007
Canadians account for a significant portion of the United States tourism industry, with more Canadians visiting the United States annually than Europeans and South Americans combined. Despite recent U.S. legislation (the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative) requiring Canadians to have a passport to...

Chile

Travel and Tourism - June 30, 2006
The U.S. is the main destination for Chilean travelers. It is preferred for its excellent tourism infrastructure, shopping, entertainment, and recreational activities, including beaches and family attractions. Chileans travel to the U.S. for vacation, business, school, and to visit relatives...

Colombia

Travel and Tourism to the US – August 24, 2007
According to the Colombian Civil Aeronautics Authorities, about 2.2 million travelers from Colombia went abroad in 2006. An estimated 654,200 Colombians, 10 percent more than in 2005, traveled to the United States. These Colombian visitors spent an estimated US $1.65 million in the U.S. (excluding...

Dominican Republic

Travel & Tourism: Overview of Dominican Visitors to the U.S. – April 13, 2007
This report includes statistics that highlight the increase experienced in the number of Dominican visitors to the U.S. and other interesting trends that might be useful to U.S. travel and tourism firms interested in doing business with the Dominican Republic....

Ecuador

Travel and Tourism – May 30, 2007
The U.S. is the primary destination for Ecuadorian travelers. According to industry sources in 2006 more than 147,000 Ecuadorians traveled to the U.S. The estimated annual average growth rate of Ecuadorian travelers to the U.S. between 2007 and 2010 is expected to be around 4 percent....

Mexico

Mexico: Travel Trends to the United States – September 24, 2007
Mexico is the second source of international travelers to the United States just after Canada. Mexicans are attracted to the wide range of activities and services that the United States offers to all its visitors, such as: shopping, entertainment, gambling, recreational activities, and cosmopolitan ...

New Opportunities in México For Travel Agencies from the United States – July 19, 2007
Mexico has always been internationally known for its famous tourist spots. Over the last couple of years, tourism has become an expanding national industry, due mainly to increased tourism of the growing Mexican middle class that has started to travel more within Mexico. These are great opportu... 

Peru

Peru: Travel and Tourism Industry – December 21, 2006
According to top managers in the tourism sector, Florida receives 50% of the total number of Peruvians visiting the U.S., leading the list of preferred state destinations. New York and New Jersey jointly rank second with 20%, followed by California with 20% and the remaining 10% of travelers visit ...

Uruguay

Uruguay-Argentina Travel & Tourism Services Market Overview – November 28, 2006
The Argentine and Uruguayan economies have recovered and the demand for travel to the United States is increasing. Business travel has shown consistent growth in the travel and tourism sector over the past year for both countries. Many Argentines and Uruguayans are visiting trade shows and exhib...

Venezuela

Travel & Tourism Industry - April 11, 2006
Statistics, trends, and characteristics of the second largest source in Latin America, and the fourteenth largest source worldwide, of business and tourism travelers to the U.S....

How to Obtain The Complete Reports

Feel free to contact the Trade Americas Travel & Tourism Regional Working Group Leader for assistance.

To access the full reports or others not listed here, please go to http://www.export.gov/mrktresearch/index.asp, click on Market Research Library and follow the instructions below.

• Under Industry select Services
• Under Sector, select Travel and Tourism
• Under Region select Western Hemisphere
• Then click on the GO button

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