U.S. Outbound Tourism Snapshot for May 2014


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Outbound tourism from the U.S. will increase from May throughout the summer as families and employees take time for vacation.

The number of U.S. citizens traveling abroad in May 2014 increased 15 percent over the same month last year, according to monthly statistics released this week by the U.S. National Travel and Tourism Office. Every month, the NTTO releases data regarding recent travel activity, including details about outbound travel from the United States. This is the most recent month for which this information is available. A total 5.9 million U.S. citizens traveled abroad in May, brin