New TIA Report Identifies Four New Emerging International Markets

Emerging International Tourism Markets: Trends and Insights, 2004 Edition, continues the series of TIA reports profiling the travel markets from important sources of inbound tourism to the United States. This report examines outbound travel and travel to the U.S. from China, India, Russia and Poland, four of the strongest emerging U.S. inbound markets. The four country markets chosen for this report all have rapidly growing economies. A growing economy is one of the strongest indicators of tourism growth. With real GDP expansion ranging from five to 10 percent per year, all of these countries' economies have been growing faster than the world average. Rapid economic growth has created more affluent populations that have the resources for outbound travel. The outbound travel markets from these countries have grown as fast, or faster, than their economies, making each a potentially rich source of inbound travel to the U.S. These countries are all challenging the long-established tourism-generating markets to the U.S. for a position among the top 25 inbound markets. In the past decade, arrivals to the U.S. from India and Poland have grown faster than arrivals from any of the top 25 inbound markets to the U.S. Russia ranks equal to the seventh fastest growing of the top 25 inbound markets, while China ranks ninth. Emerging International Tourism Markets: Trends and Insights, 2004 Edition describes the outbound travel market, and provides data and analysis for U.S. inbound travel from each country. The report also examines the economic, social, and political conditions that affect travel, while providing valuable insight into consumer trends and the travel trade. Released December 2004.

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