Total visitation from Asia as a whole increased two per cent for the year to date. Japanese arrivals decreased three per cent, which represents a major concern as Japan accounts for 52 per cent of all Asian visitors to the United States for the year.

From January to June, U.S. arrivals from South Korea, India and China grew one per cent, 11 per cent and 33 per cent, respectively. Taiwanese visitation decreased by two per cent.

The United States received a total of 23.9 million international visitors during the first six months of 2008, an increase of 11 per cent over the same 2007 period. In June 2008, total visitation was four million, an increase of eight per cent over June 2007. Year-to-date arrivals from Canada grew 17 per cent, as did visitation from western Europe.

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