International Traveler Spending in the U.S. Remains Below 2019
14.12.2023 - 15:59
/ skift.com
/ Dawit Habtemariam
Visitors to the U.S. aren’t spending as much as they used to on lodging, food, local transportation, and entertainment.
International traveler spending in the U.S. has remained below its pre-pandemic level this year – and the gap is even worse when you factor in inflation.
Here are the numbers for October from the National Travel and Tourism Office.
If the spending in 2019 had just kept pace with inflation over the past four years, it would be $13.9 billion today.
One factor limiting travel has been affordability: Higher costs and the relatively strong dollar, which has reduced the buying power of many international visitors to the U.S.
On the flip side, Americans traveling abroad have been spending more than they did pre-pandemic. They spent $12.1 billion on travel and tourism-related goods and services in October. That’s an increase from $9.8 billion in October 2019, which would be $11.7 billion after inflation.
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