July 2025 International Air Passenger Travel to and from the United States International Air Passenger Enplanements To/From the U.S. Up 1.2 percent Year Over Year in July 2025 Overseas Visitation to the United States Down 3.1 percent Year Over Year in July 2025 Data recently released by the... Continue Reading
Characteristics of Mexican Land Visitors to the U.S. for Calendar Year 2024 Top State Visited: California (6.2 million) Average Per-Visitor Expenditure in the United States: $986 For the first time ever, the National Travel and Tourism Office (NTTO) is reporting on the characteristics of the... Continue Reading
IITA members are invited to the IGLTA 2025 Global Convention, taking place October 21-25 in Palm Springs, California, and as one of IITA’s sister organizations, IGLTA is offering a 10% discount and waving its $500 nonmember surcharge. If you aren’t familiar with the International... Continue Reading
May 2025 Total International Travel Volume to and from the United States In May 2025, international visitor arrivals to the United States totaled 5,634,382, a decrease of 7% from May 2024. Outbound travel departures from the United States by U.S. citizens totaled 9,674,868 in May 2025, an... Continue Reading
Media Release North American Tourism at a Crossroads:Beyond Borders Tourism Coalition Urges Action as New Tariffs and Political Instability Stall Recovery for Tourism Industry July 30, 2025: The Beyond Borders Tourism Coalition, a unified alliance of US and Canadian tourism, trade, and... Continue Reading
The National Travel and Tourism Office (NTTO) is reporting on the characteristics of the 10.5 million Canadians who visited the United States by land in 2024. Key highlights of the Calendar Year 2024 Canadian Overnight Land Visitors to the United States report include: Top Source Provinces:... Continue Reading
The U.S. inbound travel landscape is shifting—and IITA’s Advocacy Committee is working to educate policymakers and Industry members about the impact of decisions that are adding cost and complexity to international visitation. Through its outreach the Committee emphasizes the value... Continue Reading
Join us on August 28 for a free Office Hours session Megan Underwood, International Marketing Manager at Visit Park City, recently completed the IITA Inbound Insider Steps to Success™ Program, and she called it a transformative experience. “This program provided a level of clarity... Continue Reading
by Steve Richer, DC Correspondent The “One Big, Beautiful Bill,” narrowly passed by only Republicans in Congress and signed into law on July 4 by the President, contains new fiscal policies that could have additional impacts on the inbound travel sector of the national tourism... Continue Reading
Do you have valuable insights to share with leaders in the inbound travel industry? The International Inbound Travel Association (IITA) is now accepting session proposals for IITA Summit 2026, taking place in February in Niagara Falls, New York. Educational sessions are a key part of the Summit,... Continue Reading
According to the National Travel and Tourism Office, overseas visitation to the United States was down 3.4 percent year over year in June. Highlights of the recent APIS/I-92 study data showed that U.S.-international air traffic passenger enplanements totaled 25 million in June, down 1 percent... Continue Reading
by Steve Richer, DC Correspondent After the bill signing of the "One Big Beautiful Bill" by President Trump on July 4, the industry has had a chance to digest some of the impacts on the inbound travel industry. The 1000-page comprehensive budget bill had lots of surprises, as not even all those... Continue Reading
