California Tourism is down, as is the spending in on vacations in our Golden State. Recent reports from the Office of Travel and Tourism in the U.S. only confirm what we already (painfully) know. International Visitor Spending in the United States in 2009 shows that total international visitor spending in the United States dropped to a record-setting year-over-year decline of nearly $21 billion or 15%. That's about what the unemployment is in some California cities right now --15%.
The information doesn't make one feel better, but here are some of the conclusions of the 2009 study:
- International visitors spent $121.1 billion in the United States in 2009.
- U.K. visitors spent nearly $5 billion less (down 27%) in the United States in 2009.
- Every single country and region reported suffered declines in total travel and tourism-related spending in the United States, except Brazil. Spending by Brazilian residents increased 2 percent in 2009. Go Brazil!
- Americans cut travel spending nearly 12% less abroad in 2009.
Do you feel like
traveling in California? Be sure to check out the great destinations that await.
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