The U.S. Department of Commerce recently declared that worldwide visitors spent an expected $10.3 billion on travel to, and tourism-related behavior within, the US during the month of October-nearly $1.6 billion less (13 percent) than was spent in October 2008. Whole international visitor spending is down $18.6 billion (16 percent) year to date (January-October).

Journey Receipts: Acquire of travel and tourism-related goods and services by international visitors wandering in the United States totaled $8.0 billion through October, a decline of more than 12 percent in judgment with last year. These goods and services take in food, lodging, recreation, gifts, entertainment, local transportation in the United States, and other items subsidiary to foreign travel.