Explain how the United States can be third in terms of visitor ...

[tth]

Question 1

Explain why income is the most important determinant of travel and tourism demand.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Explain how the United States can be third in terms of visitor arrivals but first in total spending by visitors.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

[Sammyo]

Answer 1

Income is the most important determinant for travel and tourism because even if the desire to travel is present, people will not be able to do so if they do not have enough money.

Answer 2

This happens because the United States is a relatively distant destination for big-spending Europeans and Japanese who consequently will stay much longer than just a weekend as with destinations closer to home, and hence this means that they will spend more money.

[tth]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

[blakcmamba]

Great answer, keep it coming