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 May 15, 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 May 15, 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: May 15, 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 May 15, 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/