Number of domestic leisure and business trips in the U.S. 2019-2026

Travelers in the United States took 250 million domestic business trips in 2021. As estimated, domestic business travels in the U.S. dropped to 181 million in 2020 as a result of the travel restrictions due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. It is forecast that the number of business trips will recover gradually during the following years, reaching 487 million by 2026.

International business travel in the United States

In 2021, the number of overseas business visitor arrivals in the United States decreased slightly over the previous year. Overall, the country recorded roughly 710 thousand arrivals by overseas business travelers. As the number of visitors sharply decreased in 2020, so did the international business travel spending in the United States.

Business travel spending in the United States

As of 2021, the U.S. was the G20 member country with the highest business travel spending. In that year, domestic and international expenditure on business tourism in the United Sates amounted to about 269.3 billion U.S. dollars. Overall, the direct spending on business travel in the U.S. increased from 2020 to 2021.