Despite a slump in international tourism to the U.S. in the last two years, the U.S. Department of Commerce on Friday released a report forecasting an 18.5 per cent growth in international visitation through 2022. A chart from the department’s National Travel and Tourism Office forecasts growth every year through 2022, with projections up from last year’s 75.1 million international visitors to 78 million this year, 80.9 million next year, 83.4 million in 2020, 86.2 million in 2021 and 89 million in 2022. The chart shows international visitation to the U.S. grew steadily every year from 2009 to 2015, when arrivals numbered 77.5 million. The department said the forecast is based on economic, demographic and social factors, historical visitation trends and other sources. Coalition to try to reverse the current slump in visitation.

Source: National Post January 26, 2018 21:49 UTC