December 2021 Total International Inbound Travel Volume (Visitor Arrivals) to the United States was 3,413,421 — a Year-Over-Year Increase of 199.7%, yet just 49.6% of December 2019 Arrivals.
December 2021 International Outbound Travel Volume (U.S. Citizen Visitor Departures) from the United States totalled 6,060,417 — a Year-Over-Year Increase of 89.2%, yet just 68.3% of December 2019 Departures
Data recently released by the National Travel and Tourism Office (NTTO) show that in December 2021:
International Arrivals to the United States
- Total non-U.S. resident international visitor arrivals (Overseas+Canada+Mexico) to the United States of 3,413,421 increased 199.7% from December 2020 but were 49.6% of total arrivals in December 2019.
- Total non-U.S. resident international visitor arrivals of 3,413,421 were the highest since February 2020, when the number of arrivals totalled 4,991,503.
- Total non-U.S. resident international visitor arrivals to the United States from Overseas, Canada and Mexico all increased for a third consecutive month.
- The largest number of international visitor arrivals were from Mexico (1,113,447), Canada (600,326), the United Kingdom (198,383) and Columbia (129,755).
International Departures from the United States
- Total U.S. citizen international visitor departures from the United States of 6,060,417 increased 89.2% from December 2020 but were 68.3% total departures in December 2019.
- U.S. citizen international visitor departures of 6,060,417 were the highest since February 2020, when the number of departures totalled 6,061,178.
- The ninth consecutive month that total U.S. citizen international visitor departures from the United States increased on a year-over-year basis.
The calendar Year 2021:
International Arrivals to the United States
- Total non-U.S. resident international visitor arrivals of 22,100,453 increased 15% from 2020 but were 28% of the total arrivals in 2019.
- The largest number of non-U.S. resident international visitor arrivals were from Mexico (10,396,724), Canada (2,529,022), Columbia (1,063,659) and the United Kingdom (460,749).
- The world regions that reported the largest percentage increases in non-U.S. resident international visitor arrivals from 2020 were Central America (+201.9%), South America (+110.7%) and the Middle East (+95.8%).
- The world regions that reported the largest percentage decreases in non-U.S. resident international visitor arrivals from 2020 were Oceania (-73.7%), Asia (-40.4%) and Western Europe (-23.5%).
International Departures from the United States
- Total U.S. citizen international visitor departures from the United States of 49,096,891 increased 48.1% in 2020 but were 49.5% of total departures in 2019.
- U.S. citizen international visitor departures to Overseas destinations totalled 18,214,287, up 85.1% from 2020.
- U.S. citizen international visitor departures to Mexico totalled 28,789,191, up 34.6% from 2020.
- U.S. citizen international visitor departures to Canada totalled 2,093,413, up only 8.5% from 2020.
- International regions that received the largest shares of U.S. citizen international visitor departures were: Mexico (58.6%), the Caribbean (13.0%) and Europe (10.7%)
- Asia, which decreased 48.5% from 2020, only received 1.3% (626,002) of U.S. citizen international visitor departures.
Edited by: Stephen Morton
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