Recent statistics released by the US Department of Commerce showed a drop in US travel abroad.  The drop of 1% is the first decline since 2002,  Travel to Canada declined by 7% and increased to Mexico by 4%.  Interestingly enough, though the number of travelers was down, spending was up by 7% setting a new record for the fifth consecutive year.
The top five countries for American spending are:

Mexico
United Kingdom
Canada
Germany
Japan

We set new spending records in Germany, Japan, Italy, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Korea, Australia, Netherlands and Argentina.
Since I’m currently traveling in Europe, I found these numbers interesting.
I think they indicate that …read more