The National Travel and Tourism Office (NTTO ) published new data in November 2023 showing that there had been 5, 279, 813 international visitors to the US, an increase of 15.9 % from the previous year.
Also, 7, 359, 922 US people left the country for international travel in November 2023, an 11.3 % increase over the previous year.
Visitors from abroad to the United States
5. 279, 813 non-U.S. residents visited the United States in full, an increase of 15.9 % from November 2022 to 86.6 % of the pre-COVID total customer volume reported for November 2019.
From November 2022, the number of foreign visitors to the US increased by 2, 404, 745, or + 23.9 %.
• The total number of non-U.S. resident international arrivals to the United States increased year over year ( YOY ) for the 32nd consecutive month of November 2023.
• November 2023 marked the seventh consecutive month with a total of over 2 million foreign visitors.
None of the best 20 tourist-producing nations in the US reported a drop in visitor numbers starting in November 2022.
The United Kingdom ( 297, 862 ), Japan ( 152, 843 ), and Brazil ( 133, 489 ) had the highest number of foreign visitors. These major 5 cause industry collectively accounted for 65.5 % of all foreign visitors.
Deviations from the United States abroad
• In comparison to November 2022, 7, 359, 922 more U.S. citizens left the country as foreign visitors, accounting for 101.6 % of all absences in November 2019 before the pandemic.
• On a U basis, full U.S. citizen worldwide visitor departures from the country increased for the 32nd consecutive month of November 2023.
• From November 2023 to the present (YTD), 89, 032, and 208 foreign visitors from the United States were leaving the country, an increase of 23.0 %. For North America ( Mexico &, Canada ), the YTD market share was 49.9 %, while it was 50.1 % abroad.
Mexico had the highest outbound visitor volume, with 3,059,179 ( 40.7 % of total departures for November and 36.6 % year-to-date (YTD) ). A U boost of 15.4 % was noted in Canada.
47.5 % of all international visitor departures by U.S. citizens were caused by YTD, Mexico ( 32, 575, 482 ) and the Caribbean (9, 684, 111 ).
With 1, 224, 397 absences, Europe was the second-largest industry for U.S. visitors leaving the country. 16.6 % of all departures in November and 21.0 % year-to-date (YTD ) were due to this. Compared to November 2022, outbound travel to Europe increased by 14.2 % in December 2023.
The National Travel and Tourism Office (NTTO ) coordinates efforts across federal agencies through the Tourism Policy Council, reduces institutional barriers to tourism, administers joint marketing initiatives, and provides official travel and tourism statistics in addition to providing statistics. It also fosters a positive environment for the growth of tourism and travel. The Office works to increase the US travel and tourism industry’s exports and increase its global competitiveness, resulting in US jobs and economic expansion. SOURCE: eTurboNews | ETN: US Foreign Visitor Numbers Continue to Rise.
