In 2014, USA received a total of 961,790 Indian visitors marking an impressive growth of 11.9 per cent as compared to last year. As per US Department of Commerce figures, in 2014 India was the 11th largest inbound tourism market for the US Indian travellers form an important segment in the growth in visitor arrivals to the US and India was one of the first few key countries where Brand USA set up its office in 2013, promoting the destination via a range of activities- including programmes for the travel trade, consumers and public relations.
US Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade Stefan M Selig announced that a record 75 million international visitors travelled to the United States in 2014, a seven per cent increase from 2013. Tourism is America’s largest services export and these exports support 1.1 million US jobs.
“Today’s data shows that the United States continues to be the premier destination for international visitors. It also highlights that we remain on track toward achieving President Obama’s goal of attracting 100 million international visitors to the United States by 2021,”added Selig.
The US Departments of Commerce and Homeland Security recently sent a report to President Obama on expanding the US travel and tourism industry with a strategy to increase the number of international visitors to the US. It provides a way forward to deliver a best-in-class arrivals experience, ensuring that international visitors continue to select the United States as their destination of choice.