7 Charts That Show the Health of U.S. Travel Economy in 2015 and Beyond
Photo Credit: New York is the biggest tourist gateway and destination in the U.S. Alyssa Smith / Alyssa Smith
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So much more needs to be done on making it easier for the world to come to visit America, from a policy, infrastructure, and experience perspective. Especially as the dollar's power makes visiting the U.S. tougher.
The state of the United States travel economy is healthy in 2015.
The travel and tourism sector in the U.S. made up for 2.6 percent of GDP—7.8 million jobs and $1.5 trillion in travel and tourism total sales in 2014—and has recovered well from the dual shocks in this century of post-9/11 slump and the severe financial crisis of 2007-2008.
The U.S. welcomed nearly 75 million international visitors in 2014, five million more than the year before and a seven percent increase over 2013, according to latest data from National Travel and Tourism Office, part of the U.S. Department of Commerce. The result is a fifth consecutive record for total arrivals to the United States, as every major region recorded year over year incr
