The U.S. resident outbound market totaled 68.1 million in 2014, up 11 percent from 2013. Travel to overseas regions (30.8 million) increased six percent, to Canada (11.5 million) up less than one percent and travel to Mexico (25.9 million), the largest outbound market, was up 24 percent.
The top five overseas destination countries visited by U.S. residents in 2014 were: the United Kingdom (2.8 million), the Dominican Republic (2.7 million), France (2.1 million), Italy (1.9 million) and Germany (1.9 million). Seven of the top 10 overseas destinations visited by U.S. travelers posted increases in 2014 compared to the previous year.
