In August, Brazil sent more than 133,000 people to the United States

Tourist arrivals to the United States increased by 5.2% in August compared to the same period in 2023. Exactly 5.75 million air travelers from overseas landed in the US last month, reaching 91.6% of pre-pandemic levels.

only Brazil sent about 133,500 travelers to the United States in August3.81% increase over the same month of 2023 (128.6 thousand passengers). For 2019, when 158.5 thousand Brazilians or travelers departing from Brazil went to the US in August, the drop was 15.7%.

Data from the US National Travel and Tourism Office (NTTO) showed that foreign visitor arrivals (excluding Canada and Mexico) totaled 3.59 million in August, reaching 88.5% of the number recorded in August 2019, higher than the 85.6% recorded in July this year.

Last month, the largest movements to the United States were: Canada (3.22 million), Mexico (3.15 million), the United Kingdom (2.17 million), Germany (1.16 million) and France (1 .04 million).

International air passenger boardings (arrivals and departures) to/from the US totaled 25.1 million, an increase of 7.2% compared to August 2023.

Tourists by region

Connections to Europe reached 8.44 million passengers, an 8.8% increase compared to August 2023 and a 2.2% increase compared to August 2019. South/Central America/Caribbean added a total of 5.86 million travelers in August 2023 and a 5.4% increase compared to August and 13.5% compared to the pre-pandemic period.

Asia, a 14.9% increase compared to August 2023, but a 25.3% decline compared to August 2019, totaling 2.6 million passengers.

Key entry points

New York/JFK (3.76 million), Los Angeles (2.2 million), Miami (2.16 million), Newark (1.56 million) and San Francisco (1.52 million) were the main gateways for visitors in August 2024.

The main entry points for North Americans during the month were: London/Heathrow (1.75 million), Toronto (1.17 million), Paris (914 thousand), Cancun (904 thousand) and Frankfurt (776 thousand tourists).