Arrivals from China lead the way to USA

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Five source markets are expected to experience particularly high growth rates through 2019: China (172%), Colombia (72%), India (47%), Brazil (43%) and Mexico (38%). 

The Commerce Department is forecasting that international visitor arrivals to the United States will increase 5.9% this year and reach 73.9 million overnight visitors, up from 69.8 million visitors last year. 

The forecast also projects continued increases in the years ahead, producing as many as 88.3 million visitors in 2019.

Five source markets are expected to experience particularly high growth rates through 2019: China (172%), Colombia (72%), India (47%), Brazil (43%) and Mexico (38%). 

Traditional markets are also expected to be relatively robust, with arrivals from Europe projected to rise 29% by 2019, to 15.4 million.