The U.S. Department of Commerce announced today that 4.0 million international visitors traveled to the United States in April 2007, an increase of 2 percent over April 2006. Total visitation in for the first four months of 2007 was up seven percent from the same period in 2006.
Highlights of April 2007 International Arrivals to the United States
- Canadian visitation grew three percent over April 2006 driven by air arrivals, which were up five percent with land arrivals up two percent. Year-to-date arrivals were up four percent.
- Arrivals from Mexico (traveling to interior U.S. points) were up three percent in April 2007. This aggregate included air arrivals, which were down two percent while land arrivals increased by five percent in April 2007. Air arrivals year-to-date 2007 are up five percent.
- Overseas arrivals (excluding Canada and Mexico) were flat in April 2007 but were up six percent for the year compared to the first four months of 2006.
- Visitation from Western Europe was down two percent in April 2007, but is up six percent year-to-date. Eastern European arrivals were up eight percent in April and 12 percent for the first four months of 2007.
- Arrivals from the United Kingdom were down almost seven percent in April bringing it to flat growth year-to-date. Visitors from the U.K. accounted for 43 percent of all Western European arrivals.
- Although German arrivals were down 12 percent, French and Italian arrivals were up 23 percent and 17 percent, respectively, for the month, continuing growth trends from late 2006 which were up double-digits so far this year. Arrivals from the Netherlands and Ireland grew 12 and three percent, respectively, in April.
- Visitation from Asia increased two percent in April and was up two percent year-to-date. Japanese arrivals were five percent below the April 2006 visitor level, accounting for 58 percent of all Asian visitors for the year. Arrivals from India and PR China jumped 55 percent and 14 percent, respectively for the month and were up double digits for the year.
- Arrivals from South America were up four percent in April. Double-digit growth in visitation from Argentina and Brazil were noted for April and year-to-date. Brazil was the top arrivals market for South America, accounting for 30 percent of arrivals from the region. Central American arrivals were down one percent in April, but up four percent for the year.
- Travel from Oceania increased eight percent in April with Australia registering a nine percent increase. Australia accounted for 83 percent of all arrivals from Oceania so far in 2007.
- Visitation from the Caribbean was down four percent, overall, in April due to a four percent drop in air arrivals. Middle Eastern arrivals were down six percent in April while African visitation increased by six percent. The latter regions have posted double-digit increases in arrivals for the first four months of 2007.
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International visitors also spent $9.7 billion during the month, up 10 percent from April 2006 and $38.0 billion year-to-date, up eight percent from the same period in 2006.
