Latin America’s Popularity Declines: U.S. Outbound Tourism Snapshot for November 2016
Photo Credit: South American destinations saw 13 percent fewer U.S. arrivals in November compared to a year ago. Pictured are tourists playing volleyball on Ipanema Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Airbnb / Eduardo Zappia
Skift Take
November was the third consecutive month that U.S. arrivals to South America decreased or were flat from the previous year and the fourth -- albeit non-consecutive -- month of declines in U.S. arrivals to the Caribbean in 2016. Travel brands are monitoring demand for Latin America following zika virus outbreaks across the region during the past year.
