The number of inbound international visitors to the United States more than doubled from 2021 to 2022. In 2022, there were 50.87 million international visitors to the U.S., up from the previous year's total of 22.28 million.
The number of visitors to the United States from Chine increased in 2024. In that year, the number of visitors to the U.S. from China surpassed 1.6 million, up from the previous year's total of roughly 1.1 million.
This statistic shows the number of Memorial Day travelers in the United States from 2006 to 2023, with a forecast for 2024. Almost 44 million U.S. travelers were forecast to take a trip during the Memorial Day holiday period in 2024.
The number of outbound tourists from the United States increased to 98.46 million in 2023. Travel restrictions relating to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic caused the number of outbound tourists from the U.S. to fall to 33.5 million in 2020.
In 2018, around 18.5 million travelers to the United States arrived from Mexico. By 2024, this number is expected to go up to approximately 20.21 million. The number of visitors to the United States from Brazil and Colombia is also forecasted to grow during the same period.
According to data provided by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), the number of domestic tourists and visitors in the United States reached approximately two billion in 2021. This figure saw growth over the previous year, in which the tourism industry was hit hard by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
This graph shows the number of Memorial Day travelers in the United States from 2019 to 2023, with a forecast for 2024. There were over 38 million Memorial Day travelers forecast to be traveling by automobile in 2024, showing growth over the previous year.
The number of overseas visitors to the United States fluctuated from 2000 to 2024. In 2024, there were 35.16 million overseas visitors to the U.S., up from the previous year's total of 31.47 million. The number of overseas visitors to the North American country peaked in 2019.
The number of Thanksgiving holiday travelers in the United States amounted to approximately 78.18 million in 2023. This shows an increase of around 2.6 percent compared to the number of travelers in 2019. In 2024, the number of Thanksgiving holiday travelers in the U.S. was forecast to reach 79.86 million.
In 2023, the number of travelers from Japan to the United States amounted to approximately 1.52 million, increasing compared to the previous year. The United States is the most common travel destination of Japanese travelers visiting the North American region.
In 2024, the number of people traveling by automobile over the Independence Day period was forecast to reach 60.6 million. Meanwhile, over 5.7 million people were expected to travel by air during that period.
This statistic shows the travel frequency of United States travelers as of June 2014. During the survey, 16.5 percent of respondents stated that they traveled about once per year and 14 percent never traveled at all.
The number of visitors to the United States from Africa increased in 2024. In that year, the number of visitors to the U.S. from Africa reached 588,177, up from the previous year's total of 530,513.
In 2024, approximately 1.6 million visitors from China arrived in the United States, representing a significant increase from the previous year. Before the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, around 2.83 million arrivals were recorded for the year 2019. Tourism in the United States In 2024, the United States had more than 72 million international visitors, where the majority of visitors to the United States came from the North American countries Canada and Mexico, with China being the fourth biggest source of Asian tourists, after India, Japan, and South Korea. However, in terms of travel spending in the United States, in 2023, Chinese tourists were estimated to have spent more than any other Asian country, explaining the increasingly important role played by Chinese tourists among other international tourists. Outbound tourism from China In the past decade, the number of outbound Chinese tourists has soared threefold, with the vast majority of trips being made for private purpose. The United States was one of the popular international travel destinations among Chinese a few years back, despite Thailand, Japan, and Vietnam still being very popular potentially due to the shorter distance to travel. Chinese tourists also became more willing to spend when they travel. The share of outbound tourism expenditure in China’s GDP exceeded two percent for several years before the coronavirus pandemic.
From October 2022 to September 2024, the share of adults in the United States who traveled domestically fluctuated. In September 2024, approximately 36 percent of adults in the U.S. stated that they had traveled domestically in the past month. Meanwhile, the share of U.S. adults that traveled internationally was much lower.
In 2024, the number of Independence Day travelers in the United States was expected to reach 70.9 million. This shows an increase from the previous year's total of 67.4 million.
In 2022, the year-over-year change in the number of overseas arrivals to the United States grew by 161.1 percent. According to the forecast, the number of overseas travelers to the U.S. is estimated to decrease annually from 2023 to 2027.
The number of visitors to the United States from Western Europe increased significantly in 2022. In that year, the number of visitors to the U.S. from Western Europe reached 10.34 million, up from the previous year's total of 1.7 million.
There were approximately 24 million overseas arrivals in the United States in 2022. This figure was forecast to increase annually between 2023 and 2027.
Mexico accounted for roughly two-thirds of the Latin American visitor arrivals in the United States in 2022. In total, around 12.5 million Mexican residents visited U.S. territory in that year. This figure also represents an increase of 18.4 percent versus the Mexican tourism in the United States in 2021.
The number of inbound international visitors to the United States more than doubled from 2021 to 2022. In 2022, there were 50.87 million international visitors to the U.S., up from the previous year's total of 22.28 million.