Two products to meet your custom research needs

The U.S. Travel Association Research Department would be happy discuss the ways in which our customizable reasearch can benefit your organization. For further information, contact us at (202) 408-2158 or send email to research@ustravel.org.

Travel Economic Impact Model (TEIM)

Comparable Data for All 50 States and Washington, DC

The TEIM was created to capture the highly complex nature of the U.S. travel industry at national, regional and local levels and to provide annual estimates of travel expenditures and the effect of these expenditures on employment, payroll and tax revenue in each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia. The TEIM is a disaggregated model comprised of 18 travel categories, including lodging, food, retail, public transportation, auto transportation, and amusement/recreation. 
The TEIM also has the capability of estimating the economic impact of various types of travel, such as business and leisure, by transport mode, by type of accommodations used, and other trip and traveler characteristics.  The TEIM can also estimate the economic impact of travel at the county level, allowing localities throughout the state to document the importance of travel and tourism within their own area.

The TEIM was designed so that economic impact data could be compared across all fifty states and the District of Columbia, thereby allowing states and localities to assess their market share nationally, regionally or within the state.

Tourism Satellite Accounts

Developed by the UNWTO, approved by the United Nations Statistical Commission, the Tourism Satellite Account (TSA), the international standard for the economic measurement of tourism, allows us to analyze tourism and its relationship with the rest of the economy by integrating tourism statistics with the country’s National Account frameworks in a systematic and conceptually consistent manner. The TSA concepts have been utilized by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) to develop and conduct the USTSA at the national level every year. 

The U.S. Travel Association’s STSA is built by utilizing the UNWTO and USTSA methodologies and concepts. As a key element of TSA, the travel and tourism direct demand is measured by incorporating the estimate of direct spending derived from our Travel Economic Impact Model (TEIM). Therefore, the STSA allows states to measure the contributions of travel and tourism in the state economy not only comparable with other industries but also with other states across the country.

U.S. Travel's Client Base

Approximately 20 states currently contract with U.S. Travel's Research Department annually for competitively priced, custom studies providing estimates of travel's economic impact at the county and local level. These studies are prepared as soon as local input data are provided, usually three months after the close of the year. 

travelhorizons™

National Surveys Designed for You

The travelhorizons™ research program is the first and only tracking survey designed to determine the impact of current events on the travel intentions of Americans. A joint program of the U.S. Travel Association and Ypartnership, the quarterly Internet poll of nearly 2,300 U.S. adults measures the effects of economic, social and natural developments on both leisure and business travel intentions of Americans.  Through special topics, the survey delves into existing and developing issues that have the potential to impact your business and travel to your destination.  Captured and released in virtually “real time,” travelhorizons™ data gives clients the most up-to-date insights into changes in travel attitudes, perceptions, and behavior.

If your organization would like to provide input on special topics and include its own proprietary questions in the quarterly travelhorizons™ surveys, please contact David Sheatsley at dsheatsley@ustravel.org for more information on sponsorship opportunities.

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