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Global Information for a Global Industry

The U.S. Travel Association's International Visitor Information System ( IVIS™) provides a wealth of information on the highly lucrative international travel market. With average spending five times higher than domestic travelers, international visitors are a highly lucrative market for the U.S. and its destinations and attractions. U.S. Travel compiles and analyzes international research and data from a variety of respected organizations. Our international market research and publications can help you:
- Monitor visitor arrivals from the top tourism-generating countries
- Access current and historical economic indicators for these markets
- Identify trends in the U.S. market share of global international travelers
- View forecasts for the U.S. and the top 25 origin markets
IVIS™ International Markets Analysis
The IVIS™ U.S. and World Data Sheet provides a summary of the global and U.S. international tourism markets, while the IVIS™ Top 25 Summary contains the latest count of U.S. visitor volumes from the top 25 origin markets. The IVIS™ Market Profile reports contain detailed information on each origin country, including the latest arrivals figures, visitor profiles, market share and top leisure activities. The detailed reports are available exclusively to U.S. Travel research and premier subscribers. Click on the following links to view the reports.
IVIS™ U.S. and World Data Sheet Public
IVIS™ Top 25 Summary Public
IVIS™ Top International Market Profiles
IVIS™ Online Database
The U.S. Travel Association's IVIS™ Online Database is a powerful tool to help our International and Premier subscribers understand the flow of international travel to the United States by year, country and across 16 key indicators.
IVIS™ Online Database Subscribers Only
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.
View the latest Travel Industry Forecasts
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.
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.
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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.
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