Test Your International Visitor IQ
The State of the International Traveler
Category: The State of the International Traveler
Hint: One of the most important experiences international visitors report wanting in a U.S. trip is spending time in major cities.

Hint: The recent hype seems like it may not be hype after all.

Hint: Okay. This one should be easy. Almost a gimme.

Spending Expectations Tell the Story
Hint: Which destination do you think is more exotic?

Hint: Despite stereotypes, travelers in all countries think with one item they always carry with them.

Hint: Why do people generally use travel agents?

Hint: This one might surprise you given one country’s well-known love of motorcars.

Hint: As fun as it might be, not everyone is interested in one of these things…
Okay. Pencils down. To see the answers to the test, just download this pdf file and look beneath the questions. If you answered five or more correctly, you’re in rare company!
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