City trips in the U.S. - Statistics & Facts
The travel and tourism industry is one of the largest in the world with a total contribution to GDP of 1.54 trillion U.S. dollars in the United States alone. With travel destinations becoming increasingly accessible, the contribution of travel and tourism to the GDP of the U.S. is forecasted to rise to 2.65 billion U.S. dollars by 2026.
The beach remains the most popular type of destination for travelers in the U.S. but city trips were not far behind. In 2017, 29 percent of respondents stated they would like to vacation in a city location. In 2015, Orlando, Florida was the most popular domestic city for a summer vacation, followed by Las Vegas, San Francisco and Ney York. In the same year, the most popular international city for a summer vacation was London, Rome and Paris.
The cost of visiting cities is not always small. New York City and San Francisco were the most expensive U.S. cities in terms of hotel costs in 2015 with average daily rates of 254 and 221 U.S. dollars, respectively. And it is not just accommodation that can be costly for tourist – 24 percent of U.S. travelers would be willing to spend up to 500 U.S. dollars on trip activities during week long vacation, with a further 16 percent prepared to pay more than 500 U.S. dollars.
City trips in the U.S. - Important statistics
- 1. The U.S. traveler
- 2. Popular destinations
International overnight visitors in the most popular city destinations worldwide 2016- +Leading city destinations in the U.S. in 2015, by number of international arrivals
- +Domestic destinations U.S. travelers want to visit in the next year January 2016
- +Most popular U.S. cities for summer travel in 2016
- +Occupancy rate of hotels in select cities in the U.S. as of February 2017
- +Occupancy rate in Manhattan 2013-2016, by quarter
- Hotel occupancy rate in Las Vegas 2000-2016
- 3. City travel expenses
- +Most expensive U.S. cities for vacation in 2016, by trip average cost
- +Least expensive U.S. cities for vacation in 2016, by trip average cost
- Most expensive city breaks in the U.S. 2015
- Most expensive cities for hotel rates in the U.S. 2016
- +Comparison of Airbnb and hotel prices in selected U.S. cities as of July 2016
- 4. City activities
- +Travel activities U.S. travelers used public transportation for in 2016, by age group
- +Reasons for U.S. travelers to use public transportation on city trips in 2016
- +Travelers intending to use public transport in the U.S. 2013-2016, by activity
- +U.S. travelers' activities budget per person for a spring vacation as of January 2017
- Most hashtagged cities on Instagram worldwide 2016
- Most instagrammed tourist attractions worldwide 2017
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