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2005 Profile Of Overseas Travelers To The U.S. - Inbound (Page 1 of 8)

Reported From: Survey Of International Air Travelers (IFS)

Residence Of Travelers To The U.S.1 Arrivals2 Percent of Total Overseas Arrivals
TOTAL OVERSEAS 21,678,528 100.0%
 Western Europe 9,879,934 46%
  United Kingdom 4,344,957 20%
  Germany 1,415,530 7%
  France 878,648 4%
  Italy 545,546 3%
  Netherlands 448,650 2%
  Spain 385,640 2%
  Ireland 383,400 2%
  Sweden 290,530 1%
  Switzerland 256,730 1%
  Belgium 191,596 1%
  Denmark 174,581 1%
     
 Eastern Europe 432,702 2%
     
 Caribbean 1,134,886 5%
  Bahamas 237,140 1%
  Dominican Republic 221,449 1%
  Jamaica 175,351 1%
     
 South America 1,820,315 8%
  Brazil 485,373 2%
  Venezuela 340,315 2%
  Colombia 325,398 2%
  Argentina 188,865 1%
  Peru 151,823 1%
     
 Central America 696,207 3%
  Guatemala 170,076 1%
  El Salvador 164,492 1%
     
 Asia (Far East) 6,198,087 29%
  Japan 3,883,906 18%
  South Korea 705,093 3%
  Peoples Rep. of China/Hong Kong 405,380 2%
  India 344,926 2%
  Taiwan 318,886 1%
  Philippines 153,821 1%
     
 Oceania 736,840 3%
  Australia 581,773 3%
     
 Middle East 527,361 2%
  Israel 284,310 1%
     
 Africa 252,196 1%

1All numbers are rounded to the nearest thousand. Country estimates are only listed if they generated at least 150,000 overseas visitors.
2All arrivals data reported in Table 1 of the IFS are total arrivals as reported from the I-94.

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