03 May 2025

Loss of international tourism to the States

 In February 2025, international visitor arrivals to the United States totaled 4,636,160, a decrease of 1.9% from February 2024.


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International Arrivals to the United States

  • Total non-U.S. resident international visitor volume to the United States of 4,636,160, decreased 1.9% compared to February 2024 and represented 91% of the pre-COVID total visitor volume reported for February 2019.
  • Overseas visitor volume to the United States of 2,198,100 decreased 2.4% from February 2024.
  • The largest number of international visitor arrivals was from Canada (1,246,740), Mexico (1,191,320), the United Kingdom (280,586), Japan (152,344), and Brazil (145,325). Combined, these top 5 source markets accounted for 65.1% of total international arrivals.
  • Of the top 20 tourist generating countries to the United States, Canada (-11.7%), France (-5.6%), South Korea (-16.2%), India (-1.8%), Germany (-8.5%), China (-11.1%), Spain (-1.9%), Colombia (-12.7%), Chile (-6.8%), Ireland (-3.2%), and the Netherlands (-7.9%), reported a decrease in visitor volume in February 2025 compared to February 2024.
  • The top 5 overseas tourism arrivals for February were the United Kingdom (229,922), Brazil (133,366), Japan (126,284), France (110,314), and South Korea (100,711).
  • The top 5 overseas business arrivals for February were the United Kingdom (49,827), India (36,446), Germany (24,964), Japan (24,958), and China (19,927).
  • The top 5 overseas student arrivals for February were India (10,900), China (9,207), South Korea (1,928), Taiwan (1,586) and Brazil (1,286).

source:  I-94 Arrivals Program