U.S. citizen departures totaled 36.3 million travelers for the first seven months of 2012

July Year-to-Date (2012/2011) Comparisons

U.S. travel to overseas markets (1) reached 17.5 million, up seven percent in the first seven months. Regional results were:

• Europe, 6.7 million travelers,up five percent
• Caribbean, 4.2 million travelers, up eight percent
• Asia, 2.6 million travelers,up seven percent
• Central America, 1.5 million travelers, up 12 percent
• South America, 1.0 travelers, up five percent
• Middle East, 891,000 travelers, up 14 percent
• Oceania, 322,000 travelers, up 11 percent
• Africa, 222,000 travelers, up two percent

U.S. travel to North American markets totaled 18.8 million, flat from last year.

• Mexico, 12.1 million travelers, down one percent; air travel (3.6 million) was up four percent
• Canada, 6.7 million travelers, up two percent; air travel (2.0 million) also up by two percent

July 2012 Year-to Date Market Share

U.S. travel to overseas locationsclaimed 48 percent of all U.S. outbound international travel.

• Europe a 19 percent share;
• Caribbeana 12 percent share;
• Asia a seven percent share;
• Central Americaa four percent share;
• South America a three percent share;
• Middle East a three percent share;
• Oceania a one percent share, and
• Africa almost a one percent share.

North American markets received 52 percent of all U.S. international outbound travel.

• U.S. travel to Mexico a 33 percent share; and
• Canada an 18 percent share.

Total U.S. outbound travel by month: January, up one percent; February, up 12 percent; March, up eight percent; April, flat; May, up one percent; June, up five percent and July, down three percent.

In 2011 OTTI began to report U.S. outbound travel monthly by all modes, not just air-only traffic. Total travel, inclusive of all modes, to Canada and Mexico is reported in addition to the air-only subtotals. The timing of this report is dependent on receipt of aggregate data from Stats Canada and Banco de Mexico.