USA Travel Awards 2025

America's Travel Industry: The World's Largest Hospitality Market

The United States of America operates the world's largest and most diverse travel and hospitality industry, generating over one trillion dollars annually and welcoming 93 million international visitors each year. From the neon-lit luxury of the Las Vegas Strip to the cultural sophistication of New York City's Midtown hotel corridor, the US offers an unmatched breadth of travel experiences that cater to every market segment at every price point.

New York City alone hosts over 700 hotels with a combined capacity exceeding 120,000 rooms, anchored by legendary properties such as The Plaza, The St. Regis, and The Carlyle on the Upper East Side. The city's hospitality market generates upwards of $15 billion annually and continues to attract major international hotel group investment with new luxury openings year on year.

Las Vegas represents a unique category of travel excellence — a purpose-built destination where hospitality is the entire economy. The Las Vegas Strip is home to some of the most architecturally ambitious resort complexes on earth, including the Bellagio, Wynn Las Vegas, The Venetian, and MGM Grand, collectively offering tens of thousands of rooms alongside world-class entertainment, Michelin-starred dining, and spa facilities that rival anywhere on earth.

Beyond these iconic urban centres, the United States boasts remarkable diversity in its travel landscape. Hawaii's luxury resort corridor on Maui's Wailea coast and the Big Island's Kohala Coast deliver world-benchmark beachfront hospitality. Nashville has emerged as one of the decade's fastest-growing tourism cities, driven by music tourism, boutique hotel investment, and a thriving food and beverage scene. Miami's South Beach and Brickell districts continue to attract ultra-luxury hotel investment, with the Faena District establishing a new benchmark for design-led hospitality. The American hospitality industry also leads the world in travel technology adoption, sustainable hotel practices, and culinary tourism, with destination restaurants from Los Angeles to Chicago routinely attracting international food-focused travellers. The US award categories span every dimension of this extraordinary industry.