August 2023 Total International Travel Volume

—In August 2023, International Visitor Arrivals to the United States Totaled 6,990,896, an Increase of 23.5% Compared to August 2022
—U.S. Citizen Outbound Travel Departures from the United States Totaled 8,871,121 in August 2023, an Increase of 17.2% Compared to August 2022

Data recently released by the National Travel and Tourism Office (NTTO) show that in August 2023:

International Arrivals to the United States

Total non-U.S. resident international visitor volume to the United States of 6,990,896, increased 23.5% compared to August 2022 and reached 86% of the pre-COVID total visitor volume reported for August 2019, up from the prior month’s 84%.
Overseas visitor volume to the United States of 3,340,574 increased +27.2% from August 2022.
August 2023 was the twenty-ninth consecutive month that total non-U.S. resident international arrivals to the United States increased year-over-year (YOY).
Of the top 20 tourist generating countries to the United States, none reported a decrease in visitor volume from August 2022.
The largest number of international visitor arrivals was from Canada (2,201,077), Mexico (1,449,245), the United Kingdom (395,944), India (220,570), and Germany (199,662). Combined, these top 5 source markets accounted for 64% of total international arrivals.

International Departures from the United States

Total U.S. citizen international visitor departures from the United States of 8,871,121 increased 17.2% compared to August 2022 and were 94% of total departures in pre-pandemic August 2019.
August 2023 was the twenty-ninth consecutive month that total U.S. citizen international visitor departures from the United States increased on a YOY basis.
August 2023 year-to-date (YTD) total U.S. citizen international visitor departures from the United States totaled 66,142,261, a YOY increase of 26.8%. The YTD market share for North America (Mexico & Canada) was 49.7% and overseas was 50.3%.
Mexico recorded the largest outbound visitor volume of 2,896,502 (32.7% of total departures for August and 36.3% YTD). Canada recorded a YOY increase of 32.5%.
Combined YTD, Mexico (24,018,133) and the Caribbean (7,607,414) accounted for 47.8% of total U.S. citizen international visitor departures, down 0.8% percentage points from July 2023.
Europe was the second largest market for outbound U.S. visitors with 1,944,558 departures. This accounted for 21.9% of all departures in August and 20.6% YTD. Outbound visitation to Europe in August 2023 increased 19.1% compared to August 2022.

Want to 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!

Dive into the I-94 Visitor Arrivals Program

Explore the I-92 U.S. International Air Passenger Monitor

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.