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U.S. on track to record for overseas visitors

With 50.3 million visitors in the first 2/3 of the year, and more to come, the U.S. is on track for a record tourism year. The numbers through August show an 8% increase over 2013. Travel industry site Skift analyzed figures from the Federal government's National Travel and Tourism Office; read MORE.

The best part of every trip is realizing that it has upset your expectations

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The post indicates the biggest growth comes from China and Brazil.

 

Folks in those countries are used to their governments treating them poorly.  The TSA/Immigration probably seems like business as usual to them.

 

Just my humble opinion.

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Actually, what surprises me is that overseas tourists keep coming, despite the terrible attitude so many of them encounter from airport Customs and Immigration people, and the whole visa issue.

The best part of every trip is realizing that it has upset your expectations

It's really amazing because the US dollar has done so well in 2014 compared to most currencies .

 

I'm not surprised at all that Japanese tourists to the US decreased after the hit the Yen been taking, but i guess thats been more than made up in increased travel from  travelers from Brazil,Mexico and China

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