September 2023 Total International Travel Volume
September 2023 Total International Travel Volume to and from the United States
—In September 2023, International Visitor Arrivals to the United States Totaled 5,775,143, an Increase of 19.3% Compared to September 2022
—U.S. Citizen Outbound Travel Departures from the United States Totaled 8,004,891 in September 2023, an Increase of 16.7% Compared to September 2022
Data recently released by the National Travel and Tourism Office (NTTO) show that in September 2023:
International Arrivals to the United States
- Total non-U.S. resident international visitor volume to the United States in September 2023 was 5,775,143, an increase of 19.3% compared to September 2022 and reached 86.2% of the pre-COVID total visitor volume reported for the same month in 2019, unchanged from the prior month.
- September 2023 was the 30th consecutive month that total non-U.S. resident international arrivals to the United States increased year-over-year (YOY).
- Of the top 20 tourist generating countries to the United States, none reported a decrease in visitor volume from September 2022.
- Of the top 20 tourist generating countries to the United States in 2019, India (136% of September 2019 visitation) was the most-recovered in September 2023 while China (48% of September 2019 visitation) was the least-recovered.
- The largest number of international visitor arrivals in September 2023 was from Canada (1,548,692), followed by Mexico (1,297,133), the United Kingdom (357,125), Germany (201,204) and Japan (173,117). Combined, these top 5 source markets accounted for 61.9% of total international arrivals.
International Departures from the United States
- Total U.S. citizen international visitor departures from the United States in September 2023 were 8,004,891, an increase of 16.7% compared to September 2022 and were 105.4% of total departures in pre-pandemic September 2019.
- September 2023 was the 30th consecutive month that total U.S. citizen international visitor departures from the United States increased on a YOY basis.
- September 2023 year-to-date (YTD) total U.S. citizen international visitor departures from the United States totaled 74,147,152, a YOY increase of 25.6%. The YTD market share for North America (Mexico & Canada) was 49.6% and overseas was 50.4%.
- Mexico recorded the largest outbound visitor volume of 2,641,245 (33.0% of total departures for September and 36% year-to-date (YTD)). Canada recorded a YOY increase of 24.8%.
- Combined YTD, Mexico (26,659,378) and the Caribbean (8,196,123) accounted for 47% of total U.S. citizen international visitor departures, down 0.8% percentage points from August 2023.
- Europe was the second largest market for outbound U.S. visitors with 2,212,385 departures. This accounted for 27.6% of all departures in September and 21.3% year-to-date (YTD). Outbound visitation to Europe in September 2023 increased 18.3% compared to September 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.
