NTTO: August 2026 International Travel Volume to/from the US

November 6, 2026

in Public,

Data recently released by the National Travel and Tourism Office (NTTO) show that in August 2026:

International Arrivals to the United States

Total non-U.S. resident international visitor volume to the United States of 6,754,679, decreased 1.4 percent compared to August 2025.
Mexican visitor volume to the United States of 1,959,158 increased 9.9 percent from August 2025. Canadian visitor volume to the United States of 1,716,253 increased 8.8 percent from August 2025. Overseas visitor volume to the United States of 3,079,268 decreased 11.8 percent from August 2025.
The largest number of international visitor arrivals was from Mexico (1,959,158), followed by Canada (1,716,253), the United Kingdom (376,681), Japan (226,912), and China (183,120). Combined, these top 5 source markets accounted for 66.1 percent of total international arrivals.
The top 5 overseas tourism arrivals for August were the United Kingdom (334,157), Japan (192,030), Italy (161,231), France (127,898), and Germany (125,300).
The top 5 overseas business arrivals for August were India (38,429), the United Kingdom (35,096), Japan (28,755), Germany (20,090), and South Korea (17,183).
The top 5 overseas student arrivals for August were China (75,752), India (25,321), South Korea (15,392), Brazil (8,598), and Taiwan (7,668).

International Departures from the United States

Total U.S. citizen international visitor departures from the United States of 10,043,394 increased slightly compared to August 2025.
The YTD market share for North America (Mexico & Canada) was 49.2 percent and overseas was 50.8 percent.
Mexico recorded the largest outbound visitor volume of 3,248,570 (32.3 percent of total departures for August). Canada recorded a year-over-year (YOY) increase of 5.9 percent.
Combined YTD, Mexico (27,465,384) and the Caribbean (8,149,420) accounted for 46.8 percent of total U.S. citizen international visitor departures.
Europe was the second largest market for outbound U.S. visitors with 2,435,727 departures. This accounted for 24.3 percent of all departures in August. Outbound visitation to Europe in August 2026 decreased 1.3 percent compared to August 2025.

Want to view interactive data visualization of these statistics? Please visit the ADIS/I-94 Visitor Arrivals Monitors (Country of Residence) and (Country of Citizenship) and the I-92/APIS International Air Passenger Monitor for a more comprehensive and customizable experience!