In May 2023, International Visitor Arrivals to the United States Totaled 5,369,628, an Increase of 26% Compared to May 2022
U.S. Citizen Outbound Travel Departures from the United States Totaled 8,447,652 in May 2023, an Increase of 24% Compared to May 2022
Data recently released by the National Travel and Tourism Office (NTTO) show that in May 2023:
International Arrivals to the United States
• Total non-U.S. resident international visitor volume to the United States of 5,369,628 increased 26% compared to May 2022 and represents 80.1% of the pre-COVID total visitor volume reported for May 2019, up from the prior month’s 79.2%.
• Overseas visitor volume to the United States of 2,588,488 increased +28% from May 2022.
• May 2023 was the twenty-sixth 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, Colombia (with 70,546 visitors) and Chile (with 34,981) were the only countries that reported a decrease in visitor volume in May 2023 compared to May 2022, with a -13.1% and -7.6% change, respectively.
• The largest number of international visitor arrivals was from Canada (1,729,614), Mexico (1,051,526), the United Kingdom (340,202), India (199,364), and Germany (168,798). Combined, these top 5 source markets accounted for 65% of total international arrivals.
International Departures from the United States
• Total U.S. citizen international visitor departures from the United States of 8,447,652 increased 24.0% compared to May 2022 and were 99.0% of total departures in pre-pandemic May 2019.
• May 2023 was the twenty-sixth consecutive month that total U.S. citizen international visitor departures from the United States increased on a YOY basis.
• May 2023 year-to-date (YTD) total U.S. citizen international visitor departures from the United States totaled 36,270,571, a YOY increase of 35.1%. The YTD market share for North America (Mexico & Canada) was 49.7% and overseas was 50.3%.
• Mexico recorded the largest outbound visitor volume of 2,874,049 (34.0% of total departures for May and 39.9% YTD). Canada recorded a YOY increase of 50.4%.
• Combined YTD, Mexico (14,454,171) and the Caribbean (4,518,238) accounted for 52.3% of total U.S. citizen international visitor departures, down 2.3 percentage points from April 2023.
• Europe was the second largest market for outbound U.S. visitors with 2,148,083 departures. This accounted for 25.4% of all departures in May and 18.3% YTD. Outbound visitation to Europe in May 2023 increased 29.1% compared to May 2022.
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