Top 20 countries fueling U.S. tourism: Asia and Latin America on the rise, Europe in decline
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America’s top 20 inbound tourism markets includes a surprising mix, but as expected, overall rapid growth from Asia and Latin America points to where U.S. tourism efforts should be focused for the at least the next decade.
The number of Europeans visiting the U.S. continued to drop in 2012, while the number of Asian and Latin Americans quickly increased.
Data released by the U.S. Department of Commerce today details America's top inbound tourism markets from 2012.
Total visitor numbers increased 7 percent to a new record of 67 millio
