The average overseas visitor to the U.S. spends $1,647, with average trip duration of 15.6 nights. The top activities of tourists include outdoor recreation, historical sightseeing, beaches, cultural events, sports events, shopping, etc. tourists travel by planes, buses, trains, cars, and on foot. The stay in expensive hotels, cheap motels as well as rather cost effective hostels.
Tourists plan their vacations by themselves, use travel agencies’ services as well as online travel brokers. Geotourism is an emerging sector in tourism. It is defined as tourism that sustains or enhances the geographical character of a place being visited - its environment, culture and heritage. According to the recent research, 55 million Americans are considered geotourists.