U.S. Sees Year-Over-Year Visitor Increase


Skift Take

Overseas visitor volume to the U.S. in April was up modestly year-over-year. Plus, LVMH sells its only U.S. hotel, and a lot of other hotel development news.

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Data recently released by the U.S. National Travel and Tourism Office shows that in April 2025, the total non-U.S. resident international visitor volume to the United States was 5,957,985, an increase of 1.3% compared to April 2024. Overseas visitor volume to the U.S. was 3,047,094, an increase of 8% from April 2024. The largest number of international visitor arrivals was from Mexico (1,494,051), Canada (1,416,840), the United King