Data recently released by the National Travel and Tourism Office (NTTO) show that in Calendar Year 2023 a total of 66.5 million international visitors* arrived in the United States, an increase of 15.7 million (+31%) from 50.8 million in 2022. This is still only 84% of the 79.4 million international arrivals in 2019.NTTO’s latest forecast expects international visitor arrivals to surpass pre-pandemic 2019 levels in 2025 with 85.2 million.
New York was the most-visited state by overseas travelers in 2023, up from #2 in 2022, followed by Florida and California.
New York City was the most-visited city by overseas travelers in 2023, followed by Miami and Los Angeles.
NTTO reports a total of 98.5 million U.S. citizens departed from the country in 2023, an increase of 17.6 million (+22%) from 80.8 million in 2022. This number equals 99% of the 99.7 million departures in 2019.
Spending by international visitors to the United States (travel exports) totaled $213.1 billion in 2023, an increase of $47.6 billion (+29%) from $165.5 billion in 2022 to a level of 89% of travel exports in 2019. Travel exports accounted for 7.0% of total U.S. exports of goods and services in 2023, up from 5.5% in 2022. Travel exports supported 1.6 million direct and indirect U.S. jobs in 2023.
Spending by U.S. residents abroad (travel imports) totaled $215.4 billion in 2023, an increase of $53.5 billion (+33%) from $161.9 billion in 2022 to a level 17% above travel imports in 2019.
Travel generated a $2.3 billion trade deficit in in the U.S. in 2023, reports NTTO.
*with stays of 1-night or more in the United States and visiting under certain visa types
