Indian travellers also demonstrate substantial spending power, with average expenditure per visitor pegged at $5,200. Tourism receipts from Indian visitors hit $13.3 billion in 2022, and the figure for 2024 is expected to be significantly higher.
Indian tourists are flocking to the United States in record numbers, even as travellers from other countries show declining interest, possibly due to the politically charged climate in the US. Recent data from the US National Travel and Tourism Office (NTTO) reveals that nearly 1.9 million Indians visited the US between January and October 2024—a staggering 48% jump compared to pre-pandemic levels in 2019.
While the travel boom occurred just before the 2024 US Presidential elections and the return of MAGA politics, analysts attribute the surge to India’s growing middle class, rising disposable income, and strong appetite for international travel
India has now become the sixth-largest source of international visitors to the US and has overtaken China, Japan, and South Korea to emerge as the leading outbound travel market in Asia.
