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Travel and Tourism

March 2022 Total International Travel Volume

  • March 2022 Total International Inbound Travel Volume (Visitor Arrivals) to the United States was 3,244,404 – a Year-Over-Year increase of 205.3%, yet just 51.8% of March 2019 Arrivals
     
  • March 2022 International Outbound Travel Volume (U.S. Citizen Visitor Departures) from the United States totaled 5,864,823 — a Year-Over-Year Increase of 98%, yet just 70% of March 2019 Departures

 

Data recently released by the National Travel and Tourism Office (NTTO) show that in March 2022:

International Arrivals to the United States

  • Total non-U.S. resident international visitor volume to the United States of 3,244,404 increased 205.3% from March 2021 but was 51.8% of total visitor volume in March 2019.
     
  • Overseas visitor volume to the United States of 1,379,766 increased 263.3% from March 2021.
     
  • March 2022 was the twelfth consecutive month that total non-U.S. resident international arrivals to the United States increased on a year-over-year basis.
     
  • The largest numbers of international visitors were from Canada (947,799), Mexico (916,839), United Kingdom (220,692), Germany (87,609) and Brazil (78,787). Combined, these top 5 inbound markets accounted for 69.4% of total international arrivals.
     
  • Visitation from Canada (947,799) surpassed visitation from Mexico (916,839) for the first since March 2020. 

 

International Departures from the United States

  • Total U.S. citizen international visitor departures from the United States of 5,864,823 increased 98% compared to March 2021 but were 70% of total departures in pre-pandemic March 2019.
     
  • March 2022 was the thirteenth 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 2,922,490 (49.8% of total departures).  Canada recorded a significant year-over-year increase of 1236%. 
     
  • Combined YTD, Mexico (7,609,924) and the Caribbean (1,972,485) accounted for 67.6% of total U.S. citizen international visitor departures.
     
  • Europe YTD (1,556,447) increased 586% YOY, accounting for11.0% of all departures. This was up from 3.1% share in 2021 March 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!

ADIS/I-94 Visitor Arrivals

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.
 

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