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Travel and Tourism

November 2022 Total International Travel Volume

  • In November 2022, International Visitor Arrivals to the United States Totaled 4,601,142, an Increase of 61.3% Compared to November 2021
  • Outbound Travel Departures from the United States by U.S. Citizens Totaled 6,661,750 in November 2022, an Increase of 41% Compared to November 2021

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

International Arrivals to the United States

  • Total non-U.S. resident international visitor volume to the United States of 4,601,142 increased 61.3% compared to November 2021. November 2022 visitation represented 75.5% of the pre-COVID visitor volume reported for November 2019, down from the prior month’s 76.8%.
  • Overseas visitor volume to the United States of 1,941,001 increased 54.9% from November 2021.
  • November 2022 was the 20th consecutive month that total non-U.S. resident international arrivals to the United States increased on a year-over-year (YOY) basis.
  • Of the top 20 tourist generating countries to the United States, Colombia (with 68,061 visitors), Ecuador (with 34,877 visitors) and the Dominican Republic (with 36,068 visitors), were the only countries that reported a decrease in visitor volume in November 2022 compared to November 2021, with respective changes of -17.6%, -11.9%, and -7.4%.
  • The largest number of international visitor arrivals was from Canada (1,472,487), Mexico (1,187,654), the United Kingdom (281,585), Brazil (109,991) and Germany (107,846). Combined, these top 5 source markets accounted for 68.7% of total international arrivals.

International Departures from the United States

  • Total U.S. citizen international visitor departures from the United States of 6,661,750 increased 41% compared to November 2021 and were 92% of total departures in pre-pandemic November 2019.
  • November 2022 was the 20th consecutive month that total U.S. citizen international visitor departures from the United States increased on a YOY basis.
  • Year-to-date (YTD) through November 2022, total U.S. citizen international visitor departures from the United States reached 72,873,660, a YOY increase of 69.3%. The YTD market share for North America (Mexico & Canada) was 53% and overseas was 47%.
  • Mexico recorded the largest outbound visitor volume of 2,972,219 (44.6% of total departures for November and 41.6% year-to-date [YTD]). Canada recorded a YOY increase of 103.8% in the month of November.
  • Combined YTD, Mexico (30,305,079) and the Caribbean (8,258,059) accounted for 52.9% of total U.S. citizen international visitor departures, up 0.2 percentage points from October 2022 YTD.
  • November U.S. outbound visitor volume to Europe was up 89.9% compared to November 2021. At 14,555,105 YTD, Europe was the second largest market for outbound U.S. visitors through the first eleven months of 2022. During this time, U.S. visitor volume to Europe increased 217% and accounted for 20% of all departures.

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!

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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