December and Annual 2024 Total International Travel Volume
December and Annual 2024 Total International Travel Volume to and from the United States
In December 2024, international visitor arrivals to the United States totaled 6,456,562, an increase of 9.5% from December 2023. Total arrivals for calendar year 2024 of 72,390,321 increased 9.1% from 2023 to a level of 91% of 2019 visitation
Outbound travel departures from the United States by U.S. citizens totaled 10,007,357 in December 2024, an increase of 7.7% from December 2023. Total departures for calendar year 2024 were a record-breaking 107,713,681, up 9.2% from to 2023
International Arrivals to the United States
- Total international visitor arrivals of 72,390,321 increased 9.1% from 2023 to 91.1% of arrivals in 2019.
- All world regions reported an increase in visitor volume to the United States from 2023 to 2024.
- The largest region in visitor volume was Western Europe with 13,067,365.
- Asia recorded the largest percentage increase of 21.6%.
- The world region that reported the smallest percentage increase in 2024 was Oceania with a 6.3% increase.
- New York City was the largest port of entry for overseas visitors in 2024 (6,111,777), followed by Miami (4,757,596), and Los Angeles (3,361,708).
- Of the top 20 largest source markets for international visitation to the United States, which together accounted for 85% of total visitation in 2024 (see chart above):
- 5 surpassed 2019 levels: India (149% of 2019 visitation), Dominican Republic (114%), Columbia (113%), Ecuador (108%), and Italy (103%).
- 8 were above 90% of 2019 levels: Canada (98%), Germany (97%), Spain and Ireland (both 95%), Mexico, Israel, and France (each 93%), and Brazil (91%).
- 4 were between 78% and 85%: Netherlands (85%), United Kingdom (84%), Argentina (80%), and Australia (78%).
- 3 were below 75%: South Korea (74%), China (57%), and Japan (49%).
International Departures from the United States
- Total U.S. citizen international visitor departures from the United States for calendar year 2024 of 107,713,681 increased 9.2% from 2023 to a level of 108% of 2019 departures.
- By world region, U.S. departures in calendar year 2024 were as follows:
- 4 surpassed 130% of 2019 levels: Africa (160% of 2019 departures), Central America (145%), South America (141%), and Middle East (131%).
- 3 were between 100% and 125%: Caribbean (121%), Europe (117%), and Asia (103%).
- 2 were below 2019 departures: North America (98%), and Oceania (94%).
In December 2024:
International Arrivals to the United States
- Total non-U.S. resident international visitor volume to the United States of 6,456,562, increased 9.5% compared to December 2023 and represented 94% of the pre-COVID total visitor volume reported for December 2019.
- Overseas visitor volume to the United States of 3,249,659 increased 5.8% from December 2023.
- The largest number of international visitor arrivals was from Mexico (1,709,192), Canada (1,497,711), the United Kingdom (332,895), Brazil (225,255), and Japan (166,105). Combined, these top 5 source markets accounted for 60.9% of total international arrivals.
- Of the top 20 tourist generating countries to the United States, South Korea (-6%), France (-4.1%), and Spain (-5.1%) reported a decrease in visitor volume in December 2024 compared to December 2023.
- The top 5 overseas tourism arrivals for December were the United Kingdom (301,933), Brazil (215,604), Japan (141,203), Colombia (133,265), and Germany (128,491).
- The top 5 overseas business arrivals for December were India (29,147), the United Kingdom (28,804), Japan (23,250), Germany (15,471), and South Korea (14,091).
- The top 5 overseas student arrivals for December were India (25,930), China (20,251), South Korea (5,223), Taiwan (2,995), and Brazil (2,886).
International Departures from the United States
- Total U.S. citizen international visitor departures from the United States of 10,007,357 increased 7.7% compared to December 2023 and were 112.8% of total departures in pre-pandemic December 2019.
- The year-to-date (YTD) market share for North America (Mexico & Canada) was 50.1% and overseas was 49.9%.
- Mexico recorded the largest outbound visitor volume of 4,193,202 (41.9% of total departures for December and 37% (YTD)). Canada recorded a year-over-year increase of 12.8%.
- Combined YTD, Mexico (39,868,088) and the Caribbean (11,337,403) accounted for 47.5% of total U.S. citizen international visitor departures.
- Europe was the second largest market for outbound U.S. visitors with 1,545,511 departures. This accounted for 15.4% of all departures in December. Outbound visitation to Europe in December 2024 increased 11.6% compared to December 2023.
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(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.
