International arrivals increase.For associations supporting the travel industry--and those hoping to attract international members to meetings in U.S. locations--the Office of Travel and Tourism Industries (part of the International Trade Administration (ITA ITA abbr. initial teaching alphabet ITA initial teaching alphabet: a partly phonetic alphabet used to teach reading ITA n abbr (BRIT) (= initial teaching alphabet) → ), U.S. Department of Commerce) reports welcome news. For the second consecutive quarter, international arrivals 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. have increased compared to last year's numbers. Specifically, arrivals for the quarter ending March 31, 2004, were up by 12 percent over last year, marking the second consecutive quarter of positive growth. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ITA's monthly "Summary of International Travel to the U.S." (available for purchase at www.tinet.ita.doc.gov/research/programs/i94/index.html) provides data on approximately 90 countries each month as well as more than 40 ports of entry. For the month of March, double-digit dou·ble-dig·it adj. Being between 10 and 99 percent: double-digit inflation. increases in visitors were reported for the following regions: * Overseas travelers increased by 26 percent, totaling 1.58 million. * Visits by Western Europeans were up 28 percent. * Asian 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. increased by 29 percent. * South and 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. travelers accounted for 14 and 13 percent increases respectively. |
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