United States : International visitors to increase to 77.7 million in 2024
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ITA’s National Travel and Tourism Office (NTTO) forecasts the total volume of international visitation to the United States to increase to 77.7 million in 2024, up 10.4 million, or 15.4% from 67.3 million visitors in 2023.
NTTO also estimates international visitation to reach 85.2 million in 2025, surpassing pre-pandemic 2019 visitation of 79.4 million , according to the U.S. government’s official forecast of international visitation to the United States released in Washington this week.
Additionally, according to NTTO’s forecast, the United States is on track to reach 91 million visitors in 2026, exceeding the five-year goal of 90 million international visitors by 2027 set in the National Travel and Tourism Strategy.
ITA’s International Visitor Forecast includes actual annual visitation data for years 2019-2023 and forecasted annual visitor volume for years 2024-2028. The forecast covers: Total All Countries; Overseas (which excludes Canada and Mexico); and the 12 largest source markets based on 2019 visitor volume.
The International Visitor Forecast includes three measurements: volume (in thousands); annual percent change; and share of 2019 volume for each covered source market. Download NTTO’s Forecast Table and the Forecast Summary Report, which are both located on the NTTO’s Research website.
NTTO, housed within the Industry and Analysis unit of the U.S. Department of Commerce’s ITA, is the federal government’s official source for U.S. travel and tourism statistics.
The International Trade Administration (ITA) at the U.S. Department of Commerce is the premier government resource for American companies competing in the global marketplace. Operating in more than 100 U.S. locations and 80 markets worldwide, ITA promotes trade and investment, assists U.S. businesses and workers to export and expand globally and ensures fair trade and compliance by enforcing U.S. trade laws and agreements.
6 February 2024 Photo : ITA
