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Travel and Tourism

February 2022 Total International Travel Volume

February 2022 Total International Travel Volume

  • February 2022 Total International Inbound Travel Volume (Visitor Arrivals) to the United States was 2,269,089 – a Year-Over-Year increase of 223.5%, yet just 44.6% of February 2019 Arrivals
  • February 2022 International Outbound Travel Volume (U.S. Citizen Visitor Departures) from the United States totaled 4,265,343 – a Year-Over-Year Increase of 112%, yet just 67% of February 2019 Departures

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

International Arrivals to the United States

  • Total non-U.S. resident international visitor volume to the United States of 2,269,089 increased 223.5% from February 2021 but was 44.6% of total visitor volume in February 2019.
  • Overseas visitor volume to the United States of 1,047,469 increased 339.1% from February 2021.
  • February 2022 was the eleventh 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 Mexico (790,915), Canada (430,705), United Kingdom (152,058), Brazil (72,924) and France (70,022). Combined, these top 5 inbound markets accounted for 66.8% of total international arrivals.

International Departures from the United States

  • Total U.S. citizen international visitor departures from the United States of 4,265,343 increased 112% compared to February 2021 but were 67% of total departures in pre-pandemic February 2019.
  • February 2022 was the twelfth 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 2,322,498 (54.5% of total departures). Compared to other international regions, Canada (1021% YOY) recorded the largest percentage increase.
  • Combined year-to-date (YTD), Mexico (4,687,434) and the Caribbean (1,136,868) accounted for 69.2% of total U.S. citizen international visitor departures.
  • Europe YTD (736,265) increased 390% YOY, accounting for 8.9% of all departures. This was up from 3.4% share in 2021 February YTD.

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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