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How Americas travelled in May 2022

August 2026Complete7 countries reportedA complete issue. Nearly every country that counts August has published it.

September 2026First figures19 countries in so farThe quickest countries publish within a few weeks of a month ending; most follow a month or so later.

October 2026Under wayStill happeningNo country can count a month before it ends. The first figures arrive about three weeks after it closes.Today

Of the 123 countries counted monthly, 19 publish within a month of it ending and 55 within two.Why is the latest issue August?So a month is judged on most countries, not a fewCountries count visitors at borders and in hotels, then check the figures before publishing. The Monitor waits until most are in. Statistics offices and banks work to the same calendar.

Americas editionArchive issue24 countriesTrust index 935 min read

Americas+351.2% on a year, 72.0% of 2019

Growing24 of 24 countries compared

Biggest gainerCayman Islands +3,014.3%

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Americas Tourism Climbs 323.2 Percent on the Year

The Monitor deskFrom 24 national offices5 min read

All five reporting countries in the Americas recorded year-on-year growth in May 2022, lifting the regional aggregate by 323.2% compared with the same month a year earlier. The combined level stood at 74.1% of the May 2019 figure. None of the five countries reached a record monthly total. Brazil led with a rise of 752.9%, followed by Peru at 656.3%, Colombia at 326.1%, Argentina at 256.1% and the Dominican Republic at 43.6%.

RegionsAll five Americas markets grew in May, lifting the regional aggregate 323.2% above the same month a year earlier.

MoversBrazil posted the steepest annual rise at 752.9%, followed by Peru at 656.3%.

AheadThree of the five reporting countries will observe Corpus Christi next month.

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Since 2015

12 years of Americas on the move, one issue a month

The Monitor reaches back to January 2015: every month since, for the world and five regions, rebuilt from the figures each national office has published. Through the boom, the 2020 collapse and the recovery, the whole run is here to read, download and cite.

140monthly issues

829world and regional editions

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2015Issue No. 1 in January 2015, at 85.7% of the 2019 level.

2019The benchmark year: every issue since measures against it.

2020May 2020 falls to 0.9% of 2019, the deepest month on record.

2023November 2023 passes 2019 again, at 101.6%.

2026August 2026 stands at 121.4% of 2019.

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Each region has its own edition every month, with its own map, movers and records. Open one to read it in full.

Asia Pacific+1,302.5%

Thailand led at +8,299.7%, New Zealand trailed at -7.2%.

17 countries → Read the Asia Pacific edition Africa+835.5%

Mauritius led at +61,171.3%, Uganda trailed at +56.7%.

6 countries → Read the Africa edition Middle East+619.9%

Israel led at +1,059.1%, Jordan trailed at +331.0%.

3 countries → Read the Middle East edition Europe+487.5%

United Kingdom led at +2,449.5%, Switzerland trailed at +43.3%.

40 countries → Read the Europe edition Americas+351.2%

Cayman Islands led at +3,014.3%, Sint Maarten trailed at +25.3%.

24 countries → Read the Americas edition

Movers and records

Who moved the month

The biggest gainers and losers on a year, and the countries at or near the best month they have ever recorded.

Biggest gainersOn a year

01Cayman IslandsAmericas+3,014.3%02CanadaAmericas+1,519.9%03AnguillaAmericas+993.7%04BrazilAmericas+752.9%05PeruAmericas+656.3%

Biggest losersOn a year

None this month.

At or near a recordOf best

01Suriname98.4% of its best month98.4%02Turks and Caicos Islands94.3% of its best month94.3%03Dominican Republic77.1% of its best month77.1%04Curaçao76.1% of its best month76.1%05Jamaica72.6% of its best month72.6%

The month ahead

June, and the money behind it

National holidays across the countries in this issue, and how the big source-market currencies moved against the euro. A stronger currency makes travel abroad cheaper for its people.

June 2022Countries on holiday

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06Whit MondayAntigua and Barbuda, Anguilla, Bahamas, Dominica and more6

16Corpus ChristiBolivia, Brazil, Dominican Republic, Grenada and more5

06Pentecost MondaySaint Lucia, Montserrat, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines3

CurrenciesAgainst the euro

Currency	Per euro	On the month
USD	1.0579	+2.3%
GBP	0.8497	-1.5%
JPY	136.2409	+0.3%
CNY	7.083	-1.7%
KRW	1,340.1041	-0.2%
AUD	1.4995	-2.2%
THB	36.3916	+0.5%
INR	81.7828	+0.8%

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How sure are these numbers

Every country is graded on its figures as held today. The issue's trust index of 93 is their average, weighted by size. The weakest come first.

Country	Complete	Stable	Grade	Score
Cayman Islands	77	100	C	63
Honduras	100	100	B	70
Jamaica	100	100	B	70
Sint Maarten	100	100	B	70
Suriname	100	100	B	70
Panama	90	100	A	91
Anguilla	100	100	A	94
Colombia	100	100	A	94

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