April 2022 Total International Travel Volume
- April 2022 Total International Inbound Travel Volume (Visitor Arrivals) to the United States was 4,330,371— a Year-Over-Year increase of 216.5% and 61.5% of April 2019 Arrivals
- April 2022 International Outbound Travel Volume (U.S. Citizen Visitor Departures) from the United States totaled 6,033,156—a Year-Over-Year Increase of 97% and almost 80% of April 2019 Departures
Data recently released by the National Travel and Tourism Office (NTTO) show that in April 2022:
International Arrivals to the United States
- Total non-U.S. resident international visitor volume to the United States of 4,330,371 increased 216.5% from April 2021 and was 61.5% of total visitor volume in pre-pandemic April 2019, up from the prior month’s 51.8%.
- Overseas visitor volume to the United States of 2,043,604 increased 348.5% from April 2021.
- April 2022 was the thirteenth consecutive month that total non-U.S. resident international arrivals to the United States increased on a year-over-year basis.
- The largest number of international visitors was from Canada (1,247,395), Mexico (1,039,372), United Kingdom (328,200), France (141,421) and Germany (134,973). Combined, these top 5 source markets accounted for 66.8% of total international arrivals.
- Comparing the level of visitation of the top 20 source markets in April 2022 to the level in April 2019, the top performers were Chile (+11.1%), Colombia (+3.7%), Dominican Republic (+0.8%), Israel (-14.9%) and Ecuador (-16.2%), while the bottom performers were South Korea (-72.5%), Australia (-59.9%), Italy (-53.6%), Argentina (-45.1%) and Brazil (-43.4%).
International Departures from the United States
- Total U.S. citizen international visitor departures from the United States of 6,033,156 increased 97% compared to April 2021 and were almost 80% of total departures in pre-pandemic April 2019.
- April 2022 was the fourteenth consecutive month that total U.S. citizen international visitor departures from the United States increased on a year-over-year basis.
- Mexico recorded the largest outbound visitor volume of 2,717,341 (45.0% of total departures). Canada recorded a significant year-over-year increase of 1,739%.
- Combined YTD, Mexico (10,327,264) and the Caribbean (2,812,919) accounted for 65.0% of total U.S. citizen international visitor departures.
- Europe YTD (2,600,428) increased 688% YOY, accounting for 12.9% of all departures. This was up from a 4.1% share in 2021 April YYD.
View interactive data visualization of these statistics? Please visit our ADIS/I-94 Visitor Arrivals Monitor (Country of Residence) and
(Country of Citizenship) and our I-92/APIS International Air Passenger Monitor for a more comprehensive and customizable experience!
I-92/APIS International Air Passengers
The ADIS/I-94 Visitor Arrivals Program, in cooperation with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)/U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), provides a count of visitor arrivals (Overseas + Canada + Mexico) to the United States (with stays of 1-night or more and visiting under certain visa types) and is used to calculate U.S. travel and tourism exports. Visit the ADIS/I-94 Visitor Arrivals Program home page for more information on U.S. visitor arrivals.
The APIS/I-92 Program provides information on non-stop international air traffic between the United States and other countries. The data has been collected from the Department of Homeland Security - Customs and Border Protection’s Advance Passenger Information System (APIS) since July 2010. The APIS based “I-92” system provides air traffic data on the following parameters: number of passengers, by country, airport, scheduled or chartered, U.S. Flag, foreign flag, citizens and non-citizens. Visit the APIS/I-92 Data Program home page for more information on airline travel to and from the United States.
