October 2023 Total International Travel Volume
- In October 2023, International Visitor Arrivals to the United States totaled 5,966,539, an increase of 17.1% Compared to October 2022
- Outbound Travel Departures from the United States by U.S. Citizens Totaled 7,525,134 in October 2023, an Increase of 11.3% Compared to October 2022
Data recently released by the National Travel and Tourism Office (NTTO) show that in October 2023:
International Arrivals to the United States
- Total non-U.S. resident international visitor volume to the United States in October 2023 was 5,966,539, an increase 17.1% compared to October 2022 and reached 89.2% of the pre-COVID total visitor volume reported for the same month in 2019, up from 86.2% in September.
- Overseas visitor volume to the United States of 2,982,006 increased +21.4% from October 2022.
- October 2023 was the 31st consecutive month that total non-U.S. resident international arrivals to the United States increased year-over-year (YOY).
- October 2023 was the eighth consecutive month that overseas visitors totaled over 2 million.
- Of the top 20 tourist generating countries to the United States, none reported a decrease in visitor volume from October 2022.
- The largest number of international visitor arrivals was from Canada (1,652,006), Mexico (1,332,527), the United Kingdom (412,676), Germany (210,719) and France (176,060). Combined, these top 5 source markets accounted for 63.4% of total international arrivals.
International Departures from the United States
- Total U.S. citizen international visitor departures from the United States in October 2023 were 7,525,134, an increase of 11.3% compared to October 2022 and were 98.9% of total departures in pre-pandemic October 2019.
- October 2023 was the 31st consecutive month that total U.S. citizen international visitor departures from the United States increased on a YOY basis.
- October 2023 year-to-date (YTD) total U.S. citizen international visitor departures from the United States totaled 81,672,286, a YOY increase of 24.1%. The YTD market share for North America (Mexico & Canada) was 49.8% and overseas was 50.2%.
- Mexico recorded the largest outbound visitor volume of 2,856,925 (38.0% of total departures for October and 36.1% YTD. Canada recorded a YOY increase of 16.1%.
- Combined YTD, Mexico (29,516,303) and the Caribbean (8,870,521) accounted for 47% of total U.S. citizen international visitor departures.
- Europe was the second largest market for outbound U.S. visitors with 1,627,347 departures. This accounted for 21.6% of all departures in October and 21.4% YTD. Outbound visitation to Europe in October 2023 increased 15.4% compared to October 2022.
Want to view interactive data visualization of these statistics? Please visit our ADIS/I-94 Visitor Arrivals Monitor (Country of Residence) and
(Country of Citizenship) and our I-92/APIS International Air Passenger Monitor for a more comprehensive and customizable experience!
I-92/APIS International Air Passengers
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.
