October 2023 Total International Travel Volume to and from the United States
Volume
In October 2023, International Visitor Arrivals to the United States totaled 5,966,539, an increase of 17.1% Compared to October 2022
Outbound Travel Departures from the United States by U.S. Citizens Totaled 7,525,134 in October 2023, an Increase of 11.3% Compared to October 2022
Data recently released by the National Travel and Tourism Office (NTTO) show that in October 2023:
International Arrivals to the United States
Total non-U.S. resident international visitor volume to the United States in October 2023 was 5,966,539, an increase 17.1% compared to October 2022 and reached 89.2% of the pre-COVID total visitor volume reported for the same month in 2019, up from 86.2% in September.
Overseas visitor volume to the United States of 2,982,006 increased +21.4% from October 2022.
October 2023 was the 31st consecutive month that total non-U.S. resident international arrivals to the United States increased year-over-year (YOY).
October 2023 was the eighth consecutive month that overseas visitors totaled over 2 million.
Of the top 20 tourist generating countries to the United States, none reported a decrease in visitor volume from October 2022.
The largest number of international visitor arrivals was from Canada (1,652,006), Mexico (1,332,527), the United Kingdom (412,676), Germany (210,719) and France (176,060). Combined, these top 5 source markets accounted for 63.4% of total international arrivals.
International Departures from the United States
Total U.S. citizen international visitor departures from the United States in October 2023 were 7,525,134, an increase of 11.3% compared to October 2022 and were 98.9% of total departures in pre-pandemic October 2019.
October 2023 was the 31st consecutive month that total U.S. citizen international visitor departures from the United States increased on a YOY basis.
October 2023 year-to-date (YTD) total U.S. citizen international visitor departures from the United States totaled 81,672,286, a YOY increase of 24.1%. The YTD market share for North America (Mexico & Canada) was 49.8% and overseas was 50.2%.
Mexico recorded the largest outbound visitor volume of 2,856,925 (38.0% of total departures for October and 36.1% YTD. Canada recorded a YOY increase of 16.1%.
Combined YTD, Mexico (29,516,303) and the Caribbean (8,870,521) accounted for 47% of total U.S. citizen international visitor departures.
Europe was the second largest market for outbound U.S. visitors with 1,627,347 departures. This accounted for 21.6% of all departures in October and 21.4% YTD. Outbound visitation to Europe in October 2023 increased 15.4% compared to October 2022.
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