Despite this development, the United States reported the highest expenditure by domestic and inbound business tourists among the world’s strongest economies in 2021, outperforming China and the United Kingdom by 209 percent and 636 percent, respectively. Excluding Mexico and Canada, U.K. residents – who up until November 8th, 2021 could not enter the U.S. due to the ban on travelers from Europe amid COVID-19 – also constituted the second most popular country of origin for international business tourism in the United States that year.
Business travel in the U.S. - statistics & facts
Despite this development, the United States reported the highest expenditure by domestic and inbound business tourists among the world’s strongest economies in 2021, outperforming China and the United Kingdom by 209 percent and 636 percent, respectively. Excluding Mexico and Canada, U.K. residents – who up until November 8th, 2021 could not enter the U.S. due to the ban on travelers from Europe amid COVID-19 – also constituted the second most popular country of origin for international business tourism in the United States that year.
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- U.S. business travel spending
- 121.9bn USD
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Business travel spending in the U.S. 2010-2025
- Number of jobs in business tourism
- 720k
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Number of business travel jobs in the U.S. 2019-2021
- Main source region for inbound business travel
- Latin America & Caribbean
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U.S. inbound business travel spending 2020, by source region
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