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Overseas travel to the United States and Florida is an important component of the Orlando vacation home rental market. The United States States Department of Commerce, Office of Travel and Tourism Industries (OTTI) recently released two companion documents concerning retrospective inbound travel to the United States along with projections for travel out to 2013.

According to the OTTI, Florida had a 20.7% market share for all international tourists to the United States. This represents about 5.2 million total travelers. Florida ranks #3 just behind New York and California. Moreover, Florida narrowed the total international visitor gap with California and now only lags California by 50,000 international visitors annually. Of all US cities, Orlando ranks #5 just behind New York City, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Miami (in that order) for international travel. Of note is the fact that Miami and Orlando combined represent about 95% of all international traffic to Florida with a total volume of approximately 5 million annual global vacationers.

The OTTI also made some forecasts for international visitor volume to the US for 2009 and beyond:

OTTI forecasts international travel volume to decline 6% and 11% for 2009
Europe is projected to decline 9% in 2009, but to resume increases out to 2013
Asia is forecasted to drop 5% in 2009, but rise 21% out to 2013
South America is projected to decline 4% in 2009, and improve by the largest percentage amount out to 2013
As we have blogged about in the past, Brazil is projected to rise significantly longer term and is forecasted to move into the 7^th spot for international tourism to the United States.

As we have indicated before, Orlando area vacation rentals represent a significant value for overseas vacation travelers to the United States and to Florida. Most homes have such luxurious amenities as pools, self catering kitchens, community facililities and other great options and most are located near Disney. This website is dedicated to blogging about reliable consumer information that helps sort out all the various communities, resorts and subdivisions for various factors including quality, location, and amenities.

July 4th 2009 at Universal Orlando and SeaWorld

Enjoy the July 4th weekend events including rides and themed events at Universal Orlando’s fantastic theme parks – Universal Studios and Islands of Adventure. The parks’ festivities include music, games and a live fireworks show. Universal Studios operating hours will be expanded to a 10 p.m. closing on July 4th.

SeaWorld will have Independence Day themed acts, encore performances of “Mistify” which is a dazzling show about a small child’s vivid dreams and with Shamu as well. The evening concludes with a patriotic fireworks display. SeaWorld’s operating hours will be expanded to a 11 p.m. closing on July 4th.

Visit the The Walt Disney World ® festivities here

Make plans now to visit Orlando during this time. Orlando vacation homes fill up fast for July 4th weekend.

Orlando July 4th

Orlando area vacation homes make a great choice for family vacation accommodations. Most vacation homes include such amenities as pools, washing machines, private bedrooms and other affordable luxuries. Our site can be used as a companion guide when booking your accommodations.

We have now rated over 70+ vacation communities on various aspects including location, common area amenities, and overall quality of subdivision. See our vacation home community reviews on your right hand side of the page.