California is a top location for Chinese visitors arriving in the United States. (Flickr/Sabatino Guida)
International visitors arriving in the United States jumped six percent to 5.1 million in January 2014, according to data released today by the National Travel and Tourism Office.
The jump in visitors was led largely by Chinese tourists, whose visits increased by 33 percent, three times the next fastest growing market of Argentina.
The top inbound markets in terms of volume continue to be Canada and Mexico. Although visits from Canada remained flat, visits from Mexico increased eight percent.
Of the 10 countries with the most citizens visiting the United States, Japan was the only country to post a decrease, of 3 percent, in outbound visitors. On the other hand, three of the top ten countries posted double-digit increases: China, Argentina, and South Korea.
With inbound visitors to the United States 6 percent higher in January 2014 versus 2013, we can confidently suggest that annual tourism will also increase by at least several percentage points.
The top ten inbound markets for United States tourism are outlined below:
This article originally appeared on Skift, a Jing Daily content partner.
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