Revealed: Record numbers of Americans travelled abroad last year despite concerns over Zika, Ebola and terrorism
- Dept of Commerce says 74m US residents travelled internationally in 2015
- This figure rose year-on-year for the past four years, including 9% last year
- Of those, 33m travelled overseas, with UK the most popular destination
The US Department of State has issued a number of travel warnings to is citizens in recent months because of concerns over Zika, Ebola and terrorism.
But it appears the cautions fell on deaf ears as Americans travelled in record numbers over the last year.
New data from the National Travel and Tourism Office at the US Department of Commerce shows that 74 million residents visited another country in 2015 - a rise of nine per cent on the previous year.
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New data from the US Department of Commerce has shown that 74million residents visited another country in 2015
It follows a pattern of increasing international travel for US citizens, as this figure has risen year-on-year, for the past four years.
The last time US outbound travel saw an increase near 10 per cent was 2004.
Half of the 74million trips were to other countries on the American continent, but almost 33million people travelled overseas - seven per cent more than the previous year.
Of the international visits, the most popular destination was Mexico, with 28.7million Americans visiting their neighboring country over the course of 2015.
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Of the overseas visits, the UK was the most popular destination with 2.9million American tourists
It was followed by Canada, which had 12.5million US visitors and the UK with 2.9million American tourists.
Rounding up the top five were the Dominican Republic with 2.8million visits and France, with 2.4million.
It seems that the most adventurous of the American states were New York, Florida, Georgia, California and New Jersey, as New York, Miami, Atlanta, Los Angeles and Newark were the airports with the most international departures.
When questioned about the reason for travel, 53 per cent of Americans travelling outside of the US said they were going on holiday, followed by 27 per cent visiting family and friends, eight per cent for business purposes and three per cent to attend conventions.
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