Research

Economic Research

Understanding the Value of Travel and Tourism

Economic research conducted by the U.S. Travel Association is designed to provide users with ways in which to gauge the value of travel and tourism to the nation and determine the direction in which trends are heading.

Economic Impact of Travel and Tourism

The Economic Impact of Travel and Tourism report provides a summary of the relationship between travel and the U.S. economy in terms of spending, employment, payroll and tax revenue.

Impact of Travel and Tourism Report Public

Travel Price Index (TPI)

The Travel Price Index tracks monthly changes in U.S. travel prices for lodging, gasoline, airfares, and more, in comparison to changes in the Consumer Price Index.

U.S. Travel Tracker

The U.S. Travel Tracker is a monthly service provided by the U.S. Travel Association and Tourism Economics that brings together a host of monthly indicators and analysis to provide nearly real-time perspectives on the performance of the U.S. travel sector and overall economy.

Subscribers to the service receive online access to data, charts, and analysis which provide a broad view of recent trends and leading indicators of what the coming months hold for the U.S. travel sector. Every month, the U.S. Travel Tracker will provide a one-stop source for the latest information on the economy, travel trends, hotel performance, air transport, and traveler intentions.

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Travel Forecasts

We know what has happened in the past, but what does the future hold for travel volumes, spending and other economic indicators? Driven by the U.S. Travel Association’s proprietary travel forecasting model, our bi-annual domestic forecasts allow U.S. Travel research subscribers to review the industry’s performance and to consider the prospects for the coming year and beyond. U.S. Travel members also have access to Tourism Economics forecasts for international and overseas visitor arrivals and spending.

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Impact of Travel on State Economies (ITSE)

The Impact of Travel on State Economies Online database is available on PowerofTravel.org. Containing data on total domestic and international travelers' direct travel spending in the U.S., as well as travel-generated employment, payroll and tax receipts, the estimates are broken out for the total U.S. overall, as well as for each state and the District of Columbia.

The Power of Travel Data Center

Publications

The U.S. Travel Association offers you a variety of publications to preview and purchase or download. Jam packed with interesting and educational statistics and research, these publications offer detailed information on a wide variety of travel related topics.

Publications Library

Research Subscription Packages

For your convenience, U.S. Travel offers several Research Subscription Packages. Each Research Package offers different access levels. We invite you to explore the different Subscription Package options and choose the one right for you.

Custom Research

U.S. Travel’s Travel Economic Impact Model (TEIM) is the longest running and most widely used and quoted model to estimate traveler expenditures and related economic impact in the United States. The TEIM was developed by U.S. Travel's research department more than two decades ago to provide annual estimates of the impact of travel activity on national, state, region and county/city economies.