The National Travel and Tourism Office (NTTO) of the US International Trade Administration (ITA) expects international visitation to the US to continue to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic (US International Trade Administration). The question will be suspended on 31 December 2024 and the outcome determined using data for 2024 as first reported by the NTTO's ADIS/I-94 Visitor Arrivals Monitor (COR) for all of 2024 (Trade.gov). Near the bottom of this page, click the arrow to the right of "1 of 7" for monthly and historical data. In 2023, total US arrivals were 66,481,888, higher than 2022 but still below the pre-pandemic total of nearly 80 million in 2019. Data from 2018 to now are available using the filter functionality (click the funnel icon on the left side of the page).

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The question closed "At least 68 million, but fewer than 74 million" with a closing date of 1 January 2025.

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