The COVID-19 pandemic caused the number of international leisure visitor arrivals in the United States to plummet from less than 23.6 million in 2019 to almost 4.1 million in 2020. A similar development was seen among U.S. inbound tourist arrivals carried out for business or work purposes.
Number of international tourist arrivals in the United States from 2000 to 2020, by travel purpose
(in millions)
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World Tourism Organization (UN Tourism). (February 2, 2022). Number of international tourist arrivals in the United States from 2000 to 2020, by travel purpose (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1012918/united-states-inbound-tourists-by-purpose/
World Tourism Organization (UN Tourism). "Number of international tourist arrivals in the United States from 2000 to 2020, by travel purpose (in millions)." Chart. February 2, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1012918/united-states-inbound-tourists-by-purpose/
World Tourism Organization (UN Tourism). (2022). Number of international tourist arrivals in the United States from 2000 to 2020, by travel purpose (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1012918/united-states-inbound-tourists-by-purpose/
World Tourism Organization (UN Tourism). "Number of International Tourist Arrivals in The United States from 2000 to 2020, by Travel Purpose (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Feb 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1012918/united-states-inbound-tourists-by-purpose/
World Tourism Organization (UN Tourism), Number of international tourist arrivals in the United States from 2000 to 2020, by travel purpose (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1012918/united-states-inbound-tourists-by-purpose/ (last visited December 25, 2024)
Number of international tourist arrivals in the United States from 2000 to 2020, by travel purpose (in millions) [Graph], World Tourism Organization (UN Tourism), February 2, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1012918/united-states-inbound-tourists-by-purpose/