Indian Tourists To U.S. To Cross 10 Lakhs In 2015: Report

In 2013, international visitor tourism spending increased 9.1 per cent from 2012, supporting 1.3 million jobs. According to the Bureau of Economic Analysis, a total of 8 million jobs are supported, directly and indirectly, by U.S. travel and tourism.

U.S. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker said the U.S. can expect four per cent average annual growth in tourism during the next five years and a record 72.2 million foreign travellers are projected to visit the United States in 2014 alone.

The Spring 2014 Forecast for International Travel, released semi-annually by the U.S. Commerce Department's International Trade Administration, predicts continued strong growth through till 2018 following four consecutive years of record visitor volume.

"A record number of international visitors continue to choose the United States as their travel destination, which is contributing to our economic growth and supporting millions of jobs," Pritzker said.

"The Obama Administration is committed to building on this success and meeting the challenge President Obama laid out in his National Travel and Tourism Strategy to welcome 100 million international visitors to the United States and grow our economy by $250 billion by 2021," the Commerce Secretary said.

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