US OUTBOUND travel is experiencing a boom at present, says the Department of Commerce. In 2004, 61,8m US travellers went abroad, surpassing the previous record of 61,3m in 2000. The top five destinations for US travellers were Mexico, Canada, the UK, France and Italy. The average length of stay was 16,2 nights and 38% of visitors travelled overseas for leisure purposes. South Africa has benefited from the upswing of US travellers, reporting an 11% increase in US tourist numbers, from 187 447 in 2003 to 208 159 in 2004. (Natalia Thomson)
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