United States visitors increase

VISITORS TO AMERICA increased by 3% during April according to figures released last week by the US Department of Commerce.  However numbers for the first four months were down 10% compared to the same period 2008.  Somehow the statisticians were able to show that these visitors spent USD 9.8bn during the month, 15% less than a year ago.  For the month and year-to-date, visitors from the United Kingdom accounted for 36% of all Western European arrivals which themselves represent just over half of foreign visitors.  At 379,000 visitors for April the drop was 13% on April 2008. Year-to-date, visitation from the UK declined 22%.  France, Germany, Italy and Spain all showed increases. www.trade.gov

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