American travelers are the highest spenders among vacationers across the globe. It is believed that more than $100 billion is spent by the US traveling population for their holidays at overseas destinations. The growth rate is said to be about 3.3% annually by Americans to foreign countries. US passports are required to visit Mexico and Canada and more than 30% of population in the USA hold passports and this is going to increase in the coming years.
Several surveys conducted by government organizations show that the senior citizen (above 65 age group) travelers from America is going to be double in the next 25 years. Currently the above 55 age group is fastest growing segment. The other noticeable development is the Senior citizens spending time online for researching and purchasing travel packages than offline media sources. Internet is the powerful media for American travelers to plan their holiday in a far off country where they have never visited before.
Europe is one of the most popular destinations for American citizens for holiday and the travel industry has grown in every year. Some of the destinations most popular among American tourists are Italy, France, Eastern Europe, Asian countries. Despite the unstable economy and weak dollar, Americans still remain enthusiastic about Europe which indicates a strong growth in travel. The holiday packages and airfares are made much more attractive to woo American citizens traveling to foreign countries and Europe tops the list. After Europe are the Asian countries which attracts a lot of American vacationers.
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