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People love to search for tours and activities on their mobile phones while on vacation. TripAdvisor is going after this market, and could give the Viators and GetYourGuides formidable competition.

This one chart explains why the U.S. tourism industry is so concentrated on catering to travelers from Brazil, China, and India: They are the fastest growing demographics among the top spending tourists.

The U.S. tourism industry is laser focused on tourists from a handful of countries, but it will need to adapt its marketing, strategy, and product offerings for tourists from a broader set of countries in order to continue its record visitor growth.

There's lots of goodwill around Brand USA, but that could quickly dissipate if the marketing organization continues to take credit for others' work in an attempt to win new funding from Congress.

The significant increase in subway ridership underlines the importance of public transit today and highlights the city's responsibility to respond with improved service and features that make the NYC system on par with transit options offered around the world.

The federal government would be foolish to not fuel the growth of public transit, which is reducing pollution, dependence on foreign oil, and vehicle deaths, but if it does, a growing population of Americans reliant on buses and subways will fight for the funding.

Although the majority of hotels are behind airlines when it comes to digital customer service, hotels have a significantly larger opportunity to improve customers' experience via mobile. It is a matter of how and when, not if, mobile will change almost every part of guests' hotel stays.

It's great to see the U.S. finally recognizing tourism for the economic powerhouse that it is, but the government will need invest even more in speeding visa and customs wait times as the world's newest travelers become more experienced and selective.

TripAdvisor has changed the travel planning process and its number of reviews will only continue to grow as the site powers review platforms on individual hotel and destination pages.

The slight uptick in international trips mirros a global increase in overseas travel, but the regions with the greatest growth suggest Americans are beginning to explore more developing markets.