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10 Country Total International Passenger Travel

Table 10 - 1
International Travel by Mode of Transportation
(Thousands of visitors)
 
 
 
 
CanadaCanada
MexicoMexico
United StatesUnited States
Hierarchies1990 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 1990 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 1990 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Level of indent Canada
Level of indent Travel to Canada (nonresident visitors)
Level of indent All modes 37,990 41,657 43,256 45,076 48,064 49,055 48,638 47,147 44,896 38,903 38,845 36,160 33,390 30,373 27,370
Level of indent Air 4,729 5,991 6,683 6,996 7,405 7,876 8,167 7,794 7,627 6,820 7,894 8,111 8,080 8,066 7,867
Level of indent Land 32,254 35,102 35,962 37,384 39,921 40,357 39,568 38,394 36,301 31,127 29,875 26,927 24,229 21,163 18,370
Level of indent Water 1,008 564 611 696 738 822 903 959 968 956 1,075 1,122 1,082 1,144 1,133
Level of indent Travel From Canada (Canadian residents)
Level of indent All modes 73,585 55,697 56,371 54,925 46,985 46,448 47,182 43,201 39,239 39,225 41,786 44,031 46,912 50,045 51,737
Level of indent Air 7,315 7,471 8,285 8,738 8,947 9,356 9,983 9,575 8,908 9,291 10,369 11,411 12,324 13,331 14,530
Level of indent Land 65,979 48,089 47,959 46,049 37,900 36,962 37,062 33,473 30,172 29,783 31,266 32,477 34,442 36,538 37,022
Level of indent Water 291 137 127 139 139 130 137 153 159 151 151 143 146 176 185
Level of indent Mexico
Level of indent Travel to Mexico (nonresident visitors)
Level of indent All modes 82,101 85,446 90,394 92,915 95,214 99,869 105,674 100,718 100,154 92,329 99,250 103,146 97,700 92,179r 91,462
Level of indent Air 4,313 5,626 6,316 6,978 7,086 7,301 7,973 7,662 7,334 7,696 8,870 9,936 10,153 10,611r 10,969
Level of indent Land 76,897 78,123 81,936 83,684 85,882 89,520 94,234 89,251 87,684 79,659 83,887 86,503 81,030 74,754r 74,062
Level of indent Water 891 1,697 2,142 2,253 2,246 3,048 3,467 3,805 5,136 4,974 6,493r 6,707 6,516 6,814r 6,431
Level of indent Travel From Mexico (Mexican residents)
Level of indent All modes 98,851 103,161 103,442 107,242 107,927 117,383 127,268 123,737 124,633 123,014 128,904 128,392 122,022 109,366r 107,442
Level of indent Air 1,272 1,056 1,304 1,448 1,569 1,698 1,931 2,031 2,037 2,063 2,349 2,565r 2,757 3,024r 3,064
Level of indent Land 97,579 102,105 102,138 105,794 106,358 115,685 125,337 121,706 122,596 120,951 126,555 125,827 119,265 106,342r 104,378
Level of indent Water 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Level of indent United States
Level of indent Travel to the United States (nonresident visitors)
Level of indent All modes 176,927r 179,571r 183,329r 175,403r 184,916r 196,874r 184,554r 178,648r 175,525r 184,047 186,643 182,477 174,394 U
Level of indent Air 25,330 28,247 30,136 29,713 30,918 33,064 27,983 24,734 23,559 26,345 28,472 28,904 31,654 163,382
Level of indent Land 150,075r 150,005r 151,729r 144,155r 152,537r 162,280r 155,056r 152,660r 150,620r 157,702r 158,171r 153,573 142,740 U
Level of indent Water 1,522 1,319 1,464 1,535 1,461 1,530 1,515 1,254 1,346 U U U U 0
Level of indent Travel From the United States (U.S. residents)
Level of indent All modes 51,285 52,999 53,229 55,697r 57,222 61,326r 59,433r 58,065r 56,250 61,809 63,503 63,662 64,024 U
Level of indent Air 26,826 26,826 29,160 31,345 32,782r 35,021r 33,014r 31,363r 32,516 363,507r 38,375r 39,777r 40,777 U
Level of indent Land U U U U U U U U U U U U U U
Level of indent Water U U U U U U U U U U U U U
 
Key
r = Data are revised
U = Data are unavailable
 
 
Notes
All countries
Data in this table are based on the traveler's country of residency.
Mexico
The category "Travel to Mexico (nonresident visitors)" represents non-resident visitors entering Mexico
 
Sources
Canada

Statistics Canada. Table 427-0001 Number of international travellers entering or returning to Canada, by type of transport, monthly (persons). CANSIM (database).
http://cansim2.statcan.gc.ca/cgi-win/CNSMCGI.PGM?Lang=Eng&Dir-Rep=CII/&CNSM-fI=CII/CII_1-eng.htm
(accessed October 16, 2009).

Mexico
Banco de México. Dirección General de Investigación Económica. Dirección de Medición Económica. (Mexico City, D.F.: various years).
United States

Travel to the United States: Air: U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration (ITA), Office of Travel and Tourism Industries (OTTI), International Arrivals to U.S. - Historical Visitation 1996-2007. All Modes, Land and Water: U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, special tabulation, October 2009. 

 

Travel from the United States: All modes: U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration, Office of Travel and Tourism Industries, U.S. Resident Travel to Canada, Mexico and Overseas Countries Historical Visitation Outbound - 1996-2007, available at: http://tinet.ita.doc.gov as of September 2009. Air:  U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration, Office of Travel and Tourism Industries, U.S. Outbound Travel by World Regions (Washington, DC: 1996-2007).
 
 
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