TRENDS IN RECEIPTS* (in millions)
Year	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	% Change 1997/1991
Receipts	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
% Change	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

ASIAN VISITATION ESTIMATES (Market Share & Volume in thousands)
VISITATION TO THE STATES
	Market Share 1997	Volume 1997	Market Share 1996	Volume 1996
U.S. Mainland	53.5%	4,149	52.2%	3,915
Hawaiian Islands	32.4%	2,513	34.0%	2,550
California	32.1%	2,490	31.3%	2,348
Guam	16.7%	1,295	16.6%	1,245
New York	12.0%	931	12.7%	953
Nevada	10.8%	838	9.2%	690
Florida	4.8%	372	4.7%	353
Illinois	3.8%	295	4.3%	323
Texas	3.0%	233	3.3%	248
Washington	2.7%	209	2.9%	218
Massachusetts	2.6%	202	2.5%	188
Arizona	2.3%	178	2.2%	165
Georgia	1.9%	147	1.4%	105
New Jersey	1.7%	132	1.9%	143
Oregon	1.6%	124	1.4%	105
Ohio	1.5%	116	1.3%	98
Michigan	1.4%	109	1.7%	128
Pennsylvania	1.2%	93	1.7%	128
North Carolina	1.0%	78	0.8%	60
Wisconsin	0.9%	70	0.5%	38
Colorado	0.9%	70	1.2%	90
Utah	0.9%	70	0.6%	45
Virginia	0.7%	54	0.7%	53
Minnesota	0.6%	47	1.0%	75
Louisiana	0.6%	47	0.6%	45
Tennessee	0.6%	47	0.5%	38
Maryland	0.5%	39	0.5%	38
Missouri	0.5%	39	0.7%	53
Connecticut	**	**	0.5%	38
U.S. Trust Territories	**	**	0.8%	60
VISITATION TO THE CITIES
	Market Share 1997	Volume 1997	Market Share 1996	Volume 1996
Oahu / Honolulu	26.7%	2,071	27.5%	2,063
Los Angeles	20.9%	1,621	20.5%	1,538
San Francisco	13.1%	1,016	13.9%	1,043
New York City	11.3%	876	12.1%	908
Las Vegas	10.4%	807	8.9%	668
Maui	4.5%	349	5.3%	398
Anaheim	3.7%	287	3.3%	248
Chicago	3.7%	287	3.8%	285
District of Columbia (Greater Metropolitan)	3.3%	256	3.9%	293
San Jose	2.9%	225	2.7%	203
Orlando	2.8%	217	3.1%	233
Seattle	2.5%	194	2.7%	203
Boston	2.5%	194	2.4%	180
San Diego	2.2%	171	2.2%	165
Hawaii (Big Island)	2.0%	155	2.9%	218
Atlanta	1.8%	140	1.3%	98
Portland, Oregon	1.4%	109	1.1%	83
Kauai	1.2%	93	1.2%	90
Miami	1.2%	93	1.1%	83
Houston	1.2%	93	1.3%	98
Dallas / Ft. Worth	1.2%	93	1.4%	105
Detroit	1.1%	85	1.4%	105
Phoenix	0.9%	70	0.9%	68
Oakland	0.8%	62	0.6%	45
Fresno	0.8%	62	0.7%	53
Riverside / San Bernardino	0.7%	54	0.5%	38
Philadelphia	0.7%	54	1.0%	75
Sacramento	0.7%	54	0.6%	45
Milwaukee	0.6%	47	**	**
Monterey	0.6%	47	0.5%	38
Denver	0.6%	47	1.0%	75
Salt Lake City	0.5%	39	**	**
Austin	0.5%	39	**	**
Reno	0.5%	39	**	**
New Orleans	0.5%	39	0.5%	38
Salt Lake City	0.5%	39	0.5%	38
Buffalo	0.5%	39	0.7%	53
Minneapolis / St. Paul	0.5%	39	0.9%	68
Columbus	**	**	0.5%	38
Pittsburgh	**	**	0.5%	38
St. Louis	**	**	0.5%	38

SELECTED TRAVELER CHARACTERISTICS (by Percentage Point Change)
	1997	1996	% Point Change
Purpose of Trip: (multiple response)
Vacation / Holiday	72%	72%	0
Business	22%	24%	-2
Visit Friends and Relatives	23%	22%	1
Attend Convention	9%	10%	-1
Prepaid Package	39%	38%	1
First International Trip	33%	34%	-1
Transportation Types Used in U.S.: (multiple response)
Airline in U.S.	35%	36%	-1
Private Automobile	28%	27%	1
Rented Automobile	24%	25%	-1
Bus between Cities	15%	15%	0
Rail between Cities	4%	5%	-1

SELECTED TRAVELER CHARACTERISTICS (by Percent Change)
	1997	1996	% Change
Average Length of Stay in U.S. (nights)	12.5	11.4	10%
Daily Visitor Spending in U.S.	$141	$151	-7%
Average Number of States Visited	1.5	1.5	0%

Notes:
	*		Excluding passenger fare receipts/exports.
	**		Not displayed due to low respondent base for this survey year.
	n/a		Information not available.

Sources:

Tourism Industries, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Economics and Statistics Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce.

Publication Date:

May 1998