In July 2024, International Visitor Arrivals to the United States totaled 6,899,661, An increase of 6.8 percent Compared to July 2023
Outbound Travel Departures From the United States by U.S. Citizens Totaled 11,265,662 in July 2024, An Increase of 5.8 percent Compared to July 2023
Data recently released by the National Travel and Tourism Office show that in July 2024, International Arrivals to the United States:
- Total non-U.S. resident international visitor volume to the United States of 6,899,661 increased 6.8 percent compared to July 2023, representing 89.6 percent of the pre-COVID total visitor volume reported for July 2019.
- Overseas visitor volume to the United States of 3,424,737 increased 2 percent from July 2023.
- The largest number of international visitor arrivals was from Canada (1,978,222), Mexico (1,496,702), the United Kingdom (381,714), India (198,205), and Germany (191,164). Combined, these top 5 source markets accounted for 61.5 percent of total international arrivals.
- Of the top 20 tourist generating countries to the United States, Canada (-0.2 percent), France (-0.9 percent), and Switzerland (-2.9 percent) reported a decrease in visitor volume in July 2024 compared to July 2023.
- The top 5 business visa arrivals by country in July were the United Kingdom (36,229), India (35,109), Mexico (excluding land 31,291), Japan (30,417), and Germany (21,125).
- The top 5 tourism visa arrivals by country in July were the United Kingdom (342,788), Mexico (excluding land 335,288), Germany (168,306), France (163,613), and Brazil (151,190).
- The top 5 student visa arrivals by country in July were India (24,298), China (19,634), South Korea (5,817), Brazil (3,636), and Taiwan (2,761).
International Departures from the United States
- Total U.S. citizen international visitor departures from the United States of 11,265,662 increased 5.8 percent compared to July 2023 and were 104.8 percent of total departures in pre-pandemic July 2019.
- The year-to-date market share for North America (Mexico & Canada) was 48.9 percent and overseas was 51.1 percent.
- Mexico recorded the largest outbound visitor volume of 3,562,298 (31.6 percent of total departures for July and 36.3 percent). Canada recorded a year-over-year increase of 7 percent.
- Combined YTD, Mexico (22,802,352) and the Caribbean (7,292,329) accounted for 47.9 percent of total U.S. citizen international visitor departures.
- Europe was the second largest market for outbound U.S. visitors with 2,620,171 departures. This accounted for 23.3 percent of all departures in July. Outbound visitation to Europe in July 2024 increased 13.1 percent compared to July 2023.
Want to view interactive data visualization of these statistics? Please visit our ADIS/I-94 Visitor Arrivals Monitors (Country of Residence) and (Country of Citizenship) and our I-92/APIS International Air Passenger Monitor for a more comprehensive and customizable experience!
ADIS/I-94 Visitor Arrivals
ADIS/I-92 Visitor Departures
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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