According to data recently released by the National Travel and Tourism Office (NTTO), in September 2022, international visitor arrivals to the United States totaled 4,874,485 – an increase of 159.6% compared to September 2021.
Outbound travel departures from the United States by US citizens totaled 6,893,376 in September 2022 – an increase of 62% compared to September 2021.
International Arrivals to the United States
- Total non-U.S. resident international visitor volume to the United States of 4,874,485, increased 159.6% compared to September 2021 and rose to 72.7% of the pre-COVID total visitor volume reported for September 2019, up from the prior month’s 70.2%.
- Overseas visitor volume to the United States of 2,288,874 increased 220.1% from September 2021.
- September 2022 was the eighteenth consecutive month that total non-U.S. resident international arrivals to the United States increased on a year-over-year (YOY) basis.
- Of the top 20 tourist generating countries to the United States, Colombia (with 68,821 visitors), and Ecuador (with 33,796 visitors), were the only countries that reported a decrease in visitor volume in September 2022 compared to September 2021, with a -4.1%, and a -18.5%, change respectively.
- The largest number of international visitor arrivals was from Canada (1,412,628), Mexico (1,172,983), the United Kingdom (340,095), Germany (165,855) and India (117,151). Combined, these top 5 source markets accounted for 65.8% of total international arrivals.
International Departures from the United States