Etats-Unis : Nombre de visiteurs internationaux en hausse de 9 % en février 2012
The U.S. Department of Commerce today announced that 4.2 million international visitors traveled to the United States in February 2012, a nine percent increase over February 2011. February 2012 registered the 11th straight month of increases in total U.S. visits.
In February 2012, the top inbound markets continued to be Canada and Mexico. Visits from Canada increased eight percent while arrivals from Mexico grew seven percent. Â All nine top inbound overseas regional markets posted increases in visits in February 2012.
For the first two months of 2012, visitation (8.7 million) was up eight percent compared to the same period in 2011.
Highlights
Overseas Resident Visitation
- In February 2012, overseas resident visitation (1.9 million) was up 10 percent over February 2011.
- February YTD 2012, overseas resident visits (3.8 million) were up nine percent compared to the same period of 2011.
Top 10 Countries
- In February 2012, all of the top 10 countries posted increases in resident visitation.
- During the first two months of 2012, nine of the top 10 countries (sort based on February 2012) posted increases in visitation to the United States, with only the United Kingdom posting a decline..