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International Visitor Arrivals to the U.S. Increased 62.3% YOY in March 2023
International Trade Administration | July 6, 2023
U.S. Citizen Outbound Travel Departures from the United States Totaled 7,796,152 in March 2023, an Increase of 34% Compared to March 2022 Data recently released by the National Travel and Tourism Office (NTTO) show that in March 2023: International Arrivals to the United States Total non-U.S. resident international visitor volume to the United States of 5,221,211 increased 62.3% compared to March 2022 and represents 83.4% of the pre-COVID total visitor volume reported for March 2019, up from the prior month’s 80.8%. Year-to-date (YTD) through March, international visitation of 14,103,302 increased 77.3% compared to the first thr...
February 2023 Total International Travel Volume To and From the United States
International Trade Administration | June 5, 2023
International Visitor Arrivals to the United States Totaled 4,116,450, an Increase of 82.6% Compared to February 2022 Outbound Travel Departures from the United States by U.S. Citizens Totaled 6,169,371 in February 2023, an Increase of 46% Compared to February 2022 Data recently released by the National Travel and Tourism Office (NTTO) show that in February 2023: International Arrivals to the United States Total non-U.S. resident international visitor volume to the United States of 4,116,450, increased 82.6% compared to February 2022 and represents 80.8% of the pre-COVID total visitor volume reported for February 2019, down from...
The Experience Economy Endures: 2023 Deloitte Summer Travel Survey
Deloitte | May 30, 2023
Signs point to a busy season, as pricing pressure does not seem to deter Americans from enjoying their vacations More than two years after the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines helped relaunch the experience economy, this summer is poised to improve on an already buoyant Summer 2022. Half of Americans say they will take a leisure vacation (involving a stay in paid lodging; see figure 1) this summer, up from 46% in 2022. And they are doing so with enthusiasm, taking more international flights and adding an average of one trip to their calendar. Concerns, however, persist—50% of nontravelers say they will stay home due to financial worries. ...
ITA Data Release: International Visitors Spent $16.8 Billion in March 2023
ITA | May 8, 2023
Data recently released by the National Travel and Tourism Office (NTTO) show that in March 2023: International visitors spent nearly $16.8 billion on travel to, and tourism-related activities within, the United States, an increase of more than 49 percent compared to March 2022 and marking the twenty-fourth consecutive month of year-over-year gains (when compared to the same month, previous year). Conversely, Americans spent a record-setting $17.4 billion traveling abroad, yielding a balance of trade deficit of $572 million for the month. Prior to July 2021 the United States never recorded a monthly trade deficit for travel and touris...
U.S. Travel Comments on End of Testing Policy for Inbound Chinese Travel
U.S. Travel Association | March 10, 2023
U.S. Travel Association President and CEO Geoff Freeman issued the following statement on news that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) plans to end mandatory COVID-19 tests for travelers from China to the United States: “We applaud the Biden administration for implementing a sensible policy and changing that policy as the situation evolved. The same logic should be utilized to immediately eliminate the vaccine requirement for international visitors to the U.S.”...
Hilton’s Chris Nassetta Elected National Chair of U.S. Travel Association
U.S. Travel Association | February 24, 2023
WASHINGTON (February 23, 2023)—The U.S. Travel Association announced on Thursday the election of Chris Nassetta, president and CEO of Hilton, as national chair. In this role, Nassetta may serve up to two consecutive one-year terms. “The U.S. Travel Association has long been an incredible advocate for the travel industry and its significant contributions to our national and global economies,” Nassetta said. “I’m honored to represent our industry in this capacity and collaborate across sectors to advance the many opportunities ahead of us to create seamless, secure and efficient end-to-end travel experiences.” Nassetta will le...
Business Travel to Face Headwinds, Government Must Address Visa Delays, Travel Disincentives to Protect Economy
U.S. Travel Association | October 17, 2022
WASHINGTON (October 17, 2022)—The latest Business Travel Tracker finds American companies increasingly paring back pandemic-era restrictions on business travel amid developing storm clouds in the form of persistently high inflation and a looming recession—pointing to the need for immediate government intervention to sustain a positive rate of growth. Many companies slashed their business travel budgets during the pandemic, but less than half of companies (42%) still have policies in place restricting business travel—down from 50% in Q2. Businesses have shown a willingness to get back on the road, with 78% of business travelers ex...
U.S. Travel Applauds Introduction of Visitor Visa Wait Time Reduction Act
U.S. Travel Association | October 10, 2022
U.S. Travel Association Executive Vice President of Public Affairs and Policy Tori Emerson Barnes issued the following statement on the introduction of H.R. 9141—the Visitor Visa Wait Time Reduction Act: “We must stop turning away international travelers due to 400-plus day wait times that visitor visa applicants are facing worldwide. It is absolutely unacceptable and a significant deterrent to our national economic recovery. We applaud the bipartisan legislative action introduced by Reps. Salazar (R-FL) and Lee (D-NV) that directs the U.S. State Department to address this urgent problem. Spending by international travelers is critic...
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