The United States is famously known “the land of opportunity”, and so it goes now days where people look ahead with economy taking a dive the opportunity knocks once again.

With the dollar value going down in comparison to the rest of the world currency United States is quickly becoming Mecca for visitors. The economic boom of the past two decades have well equipped America for opening up itself so that international travel has become one of the United States’ largest exports, exceeding agricultural goods and motor vehicles.  The Commerce Department counts toward U.S. exports purchases of services and goods by international travelers, including spending on food, lodging, recreation and gifts while in the United States. Travel receipts for 2006 broke records at $107.4 billion, up 5 percent from 2005. But the country hosted 51.1 million international visitors in 2006, which constituted a 4 percent increase over the number of visitors in 2005.

These numbers are just the beginning of the good story as the 2007 numbers are also record breaking at $122.7 billion, an increase of over 14% over the record breaking 2006.

Overseas arrivals (excluding Canada and Mexico) totaled 23.9 million, up 10 percent for the year. Although arrivals are down eight percent from 2000, the last record year, they have increased 32 percent from 2003, the post 9/11 low in arrivals to the U.S. It is expected that overseas arrivals will exceed the 2000 record in 2009.