The Department of Commerce (Department of Commerce) published the results of a statistical study recently, according to which will increase the total volume of tourist flow to the country by 26% in five years

This forecast is based on the indicators achieved by the American tourist industry in recent years. So, according to the results of 2012, the increase in the number of foreign travelers was 6, 4% and reached 66.7 million people. This year, this figure will be more modest: experts predict the US 69 million tourists, which is only 3, 5% higher than the previous bar. In line with the trend, over the next five years, the average growth will remain at the level of 3, 4-4, 3%, which will reach a record tourist flow of 84 million by 2018.

Recall that the most popular city in the US is New York - also intends to update its own record: according to Michael Bloomberg, at least 55 million travelers will visit the Big Apple in 2014.

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