September 2023 Total International Travel Volume

September 2023 Total International Travel Volume to and from the United States

— In September 2023, International Visitor Arrivals to the United States Totaled 5,775,143, an Increase of 19.3% Compared to September 2022
— U.S. Citizen Outbound Travel Departures from the United States Totaled 8,004,891 in September 2023, an Increase of 16.7% Compared to September 2022

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

International Arrivals to the United States

Total non-U.S. resident international visitor volume to the United States in September 2023 was 5,775,143, an increase of 19.3% compared to September 2022 and reached 86.2% of the pre-COVID total visitor volume reported for the same month in 2019, unchanged from the prior month.
September 2023 was the 30th 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 September 2022.
Of the top 20 tourist generating countries to the United States in 2019, India (136% of September 2019 visitation) was the most-recovered in September 2023 while China (48% of September 2019 visitation) was the least-recovered.
The largest number of international visitor arrivals in September 2023 was from Canada (1,548,692), followed by Mexico (1,297,133), the United Kingdom (357,125), Germany (201,204) and Japan (173,117). Combined, these top 5 source markets accounted for 61.9% of total international arrivals.

International Departures from the United States

Total U.S. citizen international visitor departures from the United States in September 2023 were 8,004,891, an increase of 16.7% compared to September 2022 and were 105.4% of total departures in pre-pandemic September 2019.
September 2023 was the 30th consecutive month that total U.S. citizen international visitor departures from the United States increased on a YOY basis.
September 2023 year-to-date (YTD) total U.S. citizen international visitor departures from the United States totaled 74,147,152, a YOY increase of 25.6%. The YTD market share for North America (Mexico & Canada) was 49.6% and overseas was 50.4%.
Mexico recorded the largest outbound visitor volume of 2,641,245 (33.0% of total departures for September and 36% year-to-date (YTD)). Canada recorded a YOY increase of 24.8%.
Combined YTD, Mexico (26,659,378) and the Caribbean (8,196,123) accounted for 47% of total U.S. citizen international visitor departures, down 0.8% percentage points from August 2023.
Europe was the second largest market for outbound U.S. visitors with 2,212,385 departures. This accounted for 27.6% of all departures in September and 21.3% year-to-date (YTD). Outbound visitation to Europe in September 2023 increased 18.3% compared to September 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.