United States plans to welcome 77 million international visitors in 2025
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United States plans to welcome 77 million international visitors in 2025, according to official forecast of international visitation to the United States recently released by National Travel and Tourism Office (NTTO) .
NTTO forecasts the total volume of international visitors to the United States will increase to 77.1 million in 2025, up 4.7 million, or 6.5%, from 72.4 million visitors in 2024. The forecast also estimates international visitor arrivals will reach 85 million in 2026, surpassing pre-pandemic 2019 visitation of 79.4 million and will reach 96.7 million in 2029.
Additionally, international arrivals are forecasted to reach 90.1 million in 2027, meeting the five-year goal set by the 2022 National Travel and Tourism Strategy to rebuild and strengthen the industry by attracting 90 million international visitors who would spend $279 billion across the nation in 2027.
The international visitation forecast includes actual annual visitation data for years 2019, 2023, and 2024 and forecasted annual visitor volume for years 2025-2029. The forecast covers: total international visitation from all countries; overseas (which excludes Canada and Mexico); and the 12 largest source markets based on 2019 visitor volume.
The forecast of international visitation includes three measurements: volume (in thousands); annual percent change; and share of 2019 volume for each covered source market.
Source : International Trade Administration (ITA) of the U.S. Department of Commerce
March 2025
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