Foreign Tourists in America Spent $87.1 Billion in First Half of 2013


Skift Take

The steady increase in travel spend is a positive sign that changes like smoother visa procedures impact travel to the U.S.; however, there are still many marketing and structural changes needed to meet the goal of 100 million visitors by 2021.

International visitors to the United States spent an estimated $87.1 billion in the first six months of 2013, according to the U.S. Department of Commerce. This is a 7 percent increase over travel