United States Travel and Tourism Industry
In: Tourism and Hospitality Development and Management
Intro -- UNITED STATES TRAVEL AND TOURISM INDUSTRY -- UNITED STATES TRAVEL AND TOURISM INDUSTRY -- LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1: U.S. TRAVEL AND TOURISM INDUSTRY -- SUMMARY -- TRAVEL AND TOURISM: AN ECONOMIC DRIVER -- GROWTH OF THE TOURISM INDUSTRY -- DEFINING AND MEASURING THE TOURISM SECTOR -- Imports and Exports -- Household Spending -- Employment -- TYPES OF TOURISM -- TOURISM GEOGRAPHY -- TOURISM AS A DEVELOPMENT TOOL -- Tourism Pros and Cons -- Tourism-Dependent Industries -- GULF COAST TOURISM -- LEGISLATIVE INITIATIVES -- APPENDIX A. TOURISM OUTPUT BY CATEGORY -- APPENDIX B. TOP 20 MARKETS FOR FOREIGN VISITORS TO THE UNITED STATES -- APPENDIX C. U.S. TRAVEL AND TOURISM EMPLOYMENT -- End Notes -- Chapter 2: TRAVEL AND TOURISM SPENDING GROWS IN SECOND QUARTER 2010 -- DEFINITIONS -- Chapter 3: INTERNATIONAL VISITATION TO THE UNITED STATES: A STATISTICAL SUMMARY OF U.S. ARRIVALS (2009) -- WHY IS INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL IMPORTANT? -- U.S. TRAVEL & TOURISM: INTERNATIONAL VISITATION TO THE UNITED STATES 2009 -- Chapter 4: TOP 10 INTERNATIONAL MARKETS: 2009 VISITATION AND SPENDING -- Chapter 5: TESTIMONY OF MARY SAUNDERS, ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR MANUFACTURING AND SERVICES, INTERNATIONAL TRADE ADMINISTRATION, DEPT. OF COMMERCE, BEFORE THE SENATE COMMERCE, SCIENCE AND TRANSPORTATION SUBCOMMITTEE, HEARING ON "TOURISM IN TROUBLED TIMES -- INTRODUCTION -- OVERVIEW - STATISTICS -- COMMERCE TRAVEL &TOURISM PROMOTION -- CLOSING -- Chapter 6: TESTIMONY OF JAY S.WITZEL, PRESIDENT AND CEO, CARLSON HOTELS WORLDWIDE, BEFORE THE SENATE COMMERCE, SCIENCE AND TRANSPORTATION SUBCOMMITTEE, HEARING ON "THE NATIONAL ECONOMIC IMPACT OF TRAVEL AND TOURISM.