International Visitation up 10 percent in First Seven Months of 2008; Spending at $83.5 Billion for the YearThe U.S. Department of Commerce announced that 29.3 million international visitors traveled to the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. during the first seven months of 2008, an increase of 10 percent over the same period in 2007. In July 2008, total visitation VISITATION. The act of examining into the affairs of a corporation. 2. The power of visitation is applicable only to ecclesiastical and eleemosynary corporations. 1 Bl. Com. 480; 2 Kid on Corp. 174. was 5.4 million, an increase of 2 percent over July 2007. International visitors spent $83.5 billion from January through July 2008, an increase of 24 percent over the first seven months of 2007. In July 2008, visitors spent a record $12.7 billion, an increase of 21 percent over July 2007. The Official International Trade Administration press release on the July 2008 international arrivals is located on the web at: http://ita.doc.gov/press/press_releases/2008/tourism_101508.asp HIGHLIGHTS: July 2008 International Arrivals1 to the United States Year-to-date Year-to-date (YTD) The period beginning at the start of the calendar year up to the current date. 2008, Canadian Canadian (kənā`dēən), river, 906 mi (1,458 km) long, rising in NE New Mexico. and flowing E across N Texas and central Oklahoma into the Arkansas River in E Oklahoma. visitation grew 14 percent over the same period in 2007 driven by land arrivals, up 14 percent. At the same time, air arrivals increased 13 percent. Arrivals from Mexico (traveling to interior2 U.S. points) decreased three percent during the first seven months of 2008. Land arrivals decreased two percent and air arrivals for the year were down four percent. Overseas (excludes Canada and Mexico) arrivals increased 10 percent in July and year-to-date. Visitation from overseas markets has grown for 15 consecutive months. Visitation from Western Europe Western Europe The countries of western Europe, especially those that are allied with the United States and Canada in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (established 1949 and usually known as NATO). was up 19 percent for July and 17 percent year-to-date, accounting for 47 percent of overseas arrivals. Arrivals from the United Kingdom were up eight percent in July and year-to-date. Visitors from the United Kingdom accounted for 38 percent of all Western European European emanating from or pertaining to Europe. European bat lyssavirus see lyssavirus. European beech tree fagussylvaticus. European blastomycosis see cryptococcosis. arrivals. Year-to-date, German arrivals increased 20 percent, French arrivals grew 27 percent, and Italian arrivals were also up 27 percent, continuing growth trends from 2007. For the first seven months of 2008, visitation from the Netherlands grew 29 percent. At the same time, visitors from Spain and Ireland grew 33 percent and 17 percent, respectively. Arrivals from Sweden and Switzerland were up 22 percent and 18 percent, respectively, for the year. Visitation from Asia increased one percent year-to-date. Japanese arrivals decreased four percent year-to-date. Japan accounts for 51 percent of all Asian visitors for the year. Year-to-date, arrivals from South Korea were flat, but for the month, arrivals decreased eight percent. India and PR China, grew ten percent and 30 percent, respectively. Taiwanese visitation decreased four percent in the first seven months of 2008. Arrivals from South America South America, fourth largest continent (1991 est. pop. 299,150,000), c.6,880,000 sq mi (17,819,000 sq km), the southern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. were up 14 percent year-to-date. Year-to-date, double-digit growth in visitation was observed from Brazil, Venezuela, and Argentina. From South America, top arrivals were from Brazil, accounting for 31 percent of arrivals from the region. Visitation from the Caribbean area decreased six percent year-to-date. Air arrivals from the Caribbean were also down six percent for the year. During the first seven months of 2008, there was a 10 percent decrease in arrivals from the Dominican Republic Dominican Republic (dəmĭn`ĭkən), republic (2005 est. pop. 8,950,000), 18,700 sq mi (48,442 sq km), West Indies, on the eastern two thirds of the island of Hispaniola. The capital and largest city is Santo Domingo. , a six percent decline from Jamaica, and a 32 percent drop from the Bahamas. Travel from Oceania increased five percent year-to-date. Australia registered a five percent expansion year-to-date. Year-to-date, Australia accounted for 81 percent of all arrivals from Oceania. Central American Central America A region of southern North America extending from the southern border of Mexico to the northern border of Colombia. It separates the Caribbean Sea from the Pacific Ocean and is linked to South America by the Isthmus of Panama. arrivals increased three percent year-to-date. Arrivals from the Middle East increased 10 percent year-to-date. For the first seven months of 2008, Israel’s visitation increased seven percent. Eastern European arrivals grew 13 percent year-to-date. Russian visitation increased 27 percent for the first seven months of 2008. African visitation was up 16 percent year-to-date. To access the 2008 monthly arrivals data for world regions and top markets, visit http://www.tinet.ita.doc.gov/view/m-2008-I-001/index.html TOP PORTS: Year-to-Date July 2008 Arrivals to the United States by port-of-entry are tracked on a monthly basis. The U.S. Department of Commerce has arrival data on more than 40 U.S. ports-of-entry from all world regions and 30 countries, with a brief analysis presented on the top 15 ports for overseas arrivals during 2008. Year-to-date, overseas arrivals (excluding Canada and Mexico) were up 10 percent through July 2008. Arrivals through the top 15 ports-of-entry accounted for 84 percent of all overseas arrivals, about the same as last year. Thirteen of the top fifteen ports posted increases in arrivals for the first seven months of 2008. Arrivals increased by double digits Double Digits was a pricing game on the American television game show, The Price Is Right. Played from April 20, 1973 through May 18, 1973's show, it was played for a car and used small prizes. through nine of the ports. Arrivals through San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden were up 12 percent, moving it into 5th position ahead of Honolulu, which experienced a seven percent decline in arrivals. Atlanta, increasing 15 percent, moved into 8th place ahead of Agana, Guam. Houston, increasing 13 percent, moved into 12th place ahead of Detroit. At the same time, arrivals through Philadelphia increased 32 percent, moving it into the 15th spot. To access top port activity, go to OTTI OTTI Office of Travel and Tourism Industries OTTI Other Than Temporarily Impaired OTTI Ostbayrisches Technologie Transfer Institut monthly arrival page above and scroll To continuously move forward, backward or sideways through the text and images on screen or within a window. Scrolling implies continuous and smooth movement, a line, character or pixel at a time, as if the data were on a paper scroll being rolled behind the screen. See auto scroll. down the page until you see the yellow title bar entitled en·ti·tle tr.v. en·ti·tled, en·ti·tling, en·ti·tles 1. To give a name or title to. 2. To furnish with a right or claim to something: : 2008 Monthly Top Airports for Overseas Non-Resident Arrivals. Click on the Excel A full-featured spreadsheet for Windows and the Macintosh from Microsoft. It can link many spreadsheets for consolidation and provides a wide variety of business graphics and charts for creating presentation materials. file to view the monthly port figures. SOURCE: The monthly Summary of International Travel to the U.S. report has approximately 30 tables that provide data on monthly and year-to-date arrivals to the country. The report provides data on approximately 90 countries each month and more than 40 ports of entry. Numerous breakouts are provided by world region and country for the port tables as well. To find out more about this program, please go to: http://www.tinet.ita.doc.gov/research/programs/i94/index.html If you would like to subscribe to Verb 1. subscribe to - receive or obtain regularly; "We take the Times every day" subscribe, take buy, purchase - obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction; "The family purchased a new car"; "The conglomerate acquired a new company"; the monthly international arrivals reports, please go to: http://www.tinet.ita.doc.gov/research/reports/i94/index.html U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration Office of Travel and Tourism Industries (OTTI) 1401 Constitution Avenue N.W., Room 1003 Washington, D.C. 20230 Phone: (202) 482-0140 Fax: (202) 482-2887 Email: Tinet_info@ita.doc.gov 
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