inbound international travel
New Forecast Predicts United States will Continue to Struggle for International Inbound, Domestic Business Travel
U.S. Travel Association | January 18, 2024
United States Trailing Global Competitors; National Leadership Increasingly Critical WASHINGTON (January 18, 2024)—The U.S. Travel Association today released its biannual forecast for travel to and within the United States through 2027, showing international inbound travel and domestic business travel will continue to remain below pre-pandemic levels in 2024. The forecast, prepared by Tourism Economics, was released just days after U.S. Travel revealed the findings of a global competitiveness report conducted by Euromonitor International. The report found the U.S. ranked 17th out of 18 top markets for travel due to decades of underinves...
February 2022 Total International Travel Volume To and From the United States
National Travel and Tourism Office | May 2, 2022
Data recently released by the National Travel and Tourism Office (NTTO) show that in February 2022: International Arrivals to the United States Total non-U.S. resident international visitor volume to the United States of 2,269,089 increased 223.5% from February 2021 but was 44.6% of total visitor volume in February 2019. Overseas visitor volume to the United States of 1,047,469 increased 339.1% from February 2021. February 2022 was the eleventh consecutive month that total non-U.S. resident international arrivals to the United States increased on a year-over-year basis. The largest numbers of international visitors were fr...
January 2022 Total International Travel Volume To and From the United States
National Travel and Tourism Office | April 1, 2022
Data recently released by the National Travel and Tourism Office (NTTO) show that in January 2022: International Arrivals to the United States Total non-U.S. resident international visitor volume to the United States of 2,508,236 increased 140.1% from January 2021, but was 43.0% of total visitor volume in January 2019. January 2022 was the tenth consecutive month that total non-U.S. resident international visitor arrivals to the United States increased on a year-over-year basis. Overseas visitor volume to the United States of 1,010,335 increased 173.3% from January 2021. Mexico recorded the largest inbound visitor vo...
U.S. Travel Commends State Dept. Action to Alleviate Visa Application Backlog
U.S. Travel Association | December 16, 2021
WASHINGTON — December 16, 2021 — U.S. Travel Association Executive Vice President of Public Affairs and Policy Tori Emerson Barnes issued the following statement on the administration’s decision to temporarily waive the interview requirement for returning and renewing immigrant visa holders issued on or after August 4, 2019: “The travel community appreciates the action by the State Department to streamline the visa application process. It is a step in the right direction and comes at a critical time for rebuilding international travel. The severe backlog in visa applications will require additional focus and resources to he...
U.S. Travel Reacts to Additional Details on Nov. 8 International Air Travel Policy
U.S. Travel Association | October 26, 2021
WASHINGTON – October 26, 2021 – U.S. Travel Association Executive Vice President of Public Affairs and Policy Tori Emerson Barnes issued the following statement on the Biden administration’s announced policy for entry of international air travelers, beginning on November 8: “U.S. Travel has continuously advocated for the safe reopening of our borders, and today’s guidance detailing how international air travelers can prepare for resumed travel to the United States starting November 8 provides much-needed clarity for planning. We are grateful this additional detail has been made available as we move to reopening to fully v...
U.S. Economy Faces Daily Loss of Nearly $198 Million Due to Travel Restrictions
WTTC | September 15, 2021
Miami, FL - September 15, 2021 - Latest research conducted by the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) on inbound international travel spend has found that the United States economy faces a daily potential loss of nearly $198 million should current border restrictions remain. Based on 2019 levels, of the top 20 most important markets in terms of inbound spending, less than half are currently granted access to the U.S., severely impacting the recovery of the country’s Travel & Tourism sector. Data is based on the inbound spending to the U.S. by countries that are still closed off to travel as listed by the Centers of Disease Con...
