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US Traveler Destinations
Source: U.S. RESIDENT TRAVEL ABROAD at tinet.ita.doc.gov/ 2002 Data
Region Visits
(1,000)
Mexico 16,810
Canada 16,161
W. EUROPE 9,640
ASIA 4,492
CARIBBEAN 4,258
  Jamaica
  Bahamas
  Dominican Rep
  Bermuda
  Trinidad/Tobago
  Barbados
  Cayman Is.
  Antigua & Barbuda
  Neth. Antilles
S. AMERICA 1,755
C. AMERICA 1,521
MIDDLE EAST 819
OCEANIA 819
E. EUROPE 796
AFRICA 421
Rank Country
 1. Mexico
 2. Canada
 3. U.K.
 4. France
 5. Italy
 6. Germany
 7. Japan
 8. Jamaica
 9. Netherlands
10. Spain
11. Bahamas
12. Hong Kong
13. People's Republic of China
14. Republic of China (Taiwan)
15. Republic of Korea
16. Ireland
17. Dominican Rep
18. Switzerland
19. Australia
20. Brazil
21. Costa Rica
22. India
23. Thailand
24. Singapore
25. Belgium
26. Greece
27. El Salvador
28. Austria
29. Colombia
30. Turkey
31. Peru
32. Guatemala
33. Bermuda
34. New Zealand
35. Russia
36. Philippines
37. Czech Republic
38. Neth. Antilles
39. Trinidad/Tobago
40. Poland
41. Argentina
42. Venezuela
43. Barbados
44. Cayman Is.
45. Sweden
46. Chile
47. Panama
48. Egypt
49. Portugal
50. Hungary
51. Malaysia
52. Antigua & Barbuda
53. Denmark
54. S. Africa
55. Israel
56. Vietnam
57. Finland
58. Norway
59. Morocco
60. Indonesia
Based on airline data, except Mexico and Canada which includes all kinds of tavel.
I don't know why Puerto Rico wasn't counted.

Harris Poll: "If you could spend a vacation in any country in the world outside the United States, and you would not have to worry about the cost, what one country would you choose?" 2001 Data.

Rank Country
1 Australia
2 Italy
3 Great Britain
(England, Scotland or Wales)
4 France
5 Germany
6 Ireland
7 Jamaica
Rank Country
8 Switzerland
9 Canada
10 Japan
11 Israel
12 Spain
12 Mexico
14 Greece
14 New Zealand
World Tourism (2001)
Rank Country Visits
(1,000)
1 France 75,500
2 United States 50,891
3 Spain 48,201
4 Italy 41,182
5 China 31,229
6 United Kingdom 25,191
7 Mexico 20,643
8 Canada 20,423
9 Germany 18,983
10 Austria 17,982
11 Poland 17,400
12 Hungary 15,571
13 Hong Kong (China) 13,059
14 Greece 12,500
15 Portugal 12,037
16 Switzerland 11,400
17 Malaysia 10,222
18 Netherlands 10,200
19 Turkey 9,587
20 Thailand 9,509
21 Ireland 6,728
22 Macau (China) 6,682
23 Belgium 6,457
24 South Africa 6,001
25 Croatia 5,831
26 Czech Rep 5,700
27 Korea, Republic of 5,322
28 Brazil 5,313
29 Egypt 5,116
30 Indonesia 5,064
31 Tunisia 5,057
32 Australia 4,946
33 Japan 4,757
34 Morocco
35 Puerto Rico
36 Romania
37 Argentina
38 Dominican Rp
39 Bulgaria
40 Sweden
41 Finland
42 Cyprus
43 India
44 Taiwan (Pr. of China)
45 Israel
46 Viet Nam
47 Denmark
48 Uruguay
49 Zimbabwe
50 New Zealand
51 Chile
52 Cuba
53 Iran
54 Jordan
55 Jamaica
56 Guam
57 Malta
58 Costa Rica
59 Slovenia
60 Slovakia
61 Peru
62 Algeria
63 Nigeria
64 Luxembourg
65 El Salvador
66 Aruba
67 Mauritius
68 Guadeloupe
69 Ecuador
70 Zambia
71 US.Virgin Is
72 Barbados
73 Pakistan
74 Colombia
75 Martinique
76 N.Mariana Is
77 Nicaragua
78 Panama
79 Venezuela
80 Maldives
81 Cambodia
82 Tanzania
83 Central Africa
84 Nepal
85 St Maarten
86 Honduras
87 Cayman Islands
88 Sri Lanka
89 Bermuda
90 Iceland
91 Lao P.Dem.R.
92 Monaco
93 Fiji
94 Saint Lucia
95 French Polynesia
96 Malawi
97 Former Yug.Rp.Macedonia
98 Paraguay
99 Myanmar
100 Antigua, Barbuba
CARIBBEAN
1. Puerto Rico
2. Dominican Rp
3. Cuba
4. Bahamas
5. Jamaica
6. Aruba
7. Guadeloupe (Fr. Antilles)
8. US.Virgin Is
9. Barbados
10. Martinique (Fr. Antilles)
11. St Maarten
12. Cayman Islands
13. Trinidad Tobago
14. Bermuda
15. British Virgin Is
16. Saint Lucia
17. Antigua, Barbuba
18. Curaçao (Neth. Antilles)
19. Turks, Caicos
20. Haiti
21. Grenada
22. St.Kitts-Nev
23. Dominica
24. St.Vincent, Grenadines
25. Bonaire (Neth. Antilles)
26. Anguilla
27. St Eustatius (Neth. Antilles)
Source: Facts & Figures at www.world-tourism.org/market_research/facts&figures/menu.htm
See also: www.nationmaster.com/graph-T/eco_tou_arr
United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook
last updated 4 Nov 2003