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TI News: An information service from Office of Travel & Tourism Industries (OTTI) June 15, 2010 U.S. INTERNATIONAL AIR TRAVEL ABROAD UP SIX PERCENT IN MARCH 2010 (1)The U.S. Department of Commerce announced that the U.S. outbound non-stop air passenger market totaled 3.3 million in March 2010, increasing six percent compared to March 2009. Top outbound markets were Europe, Mexico, the Caribbean and Asia. Air travel was up to all international markets except Mexico which was flat compared to March 2009. Double-digit increases were posted by the Caribbean, Asia, Canada, Middle East, Oceania and Africa. In the first three months of 2010, the outbound air market increased three percent when compared to the same period in 2009, reaching 8.6 million. From July 2009, U.S. air travel abroad has registered month-over-month increases in eight of nine months. In the first three months of 2010, positive growth occurred in five of the eight overseas regions, with Oceania, the Middle East and Africa posting double-digit increases. Outbound travel to Canada was up five percent but down two percent to Mexico. U.S. spending in March 2010 by U.S. travelers on foreign carrier passenger fares totaled $2.3 billion, up eight percent compared to March 2009. For the month, the balance of trade for passenger fares was a $3 million deficit. Highlights: U.S. Citizen Air Traffic to Overseas Regions, Canada & Mexico
Background For more detail information on the U.S. international travel abroad research program, please visit: <http://tinet.ita.doc.gov/research/programs/i92/index.html>. U.S. Department of Commerce 1 Throughout this report, percent changes posted for U.S. air travelers for March 2010 were calculated by comparing data in March 2010 to data in March 2009. Also, percent changes posted for year to date 2010 were calculated by comparing data January – March 2010 to data January – March 2009. |