TRENDS IN RECEIPTS* (in millions)
Year	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996r	1997	% Change 1997/1991
Receipts	$13,945	$17,087	$18,713	$18,111	$19,974	$21,958	$22,038	58%
% Change	n/a	23%	10%	-3%	10%	10%	0%

WESTERN EUROPEAN VISITATION ESTIMATES (Market Share & Volume in thousands)
VISITATION TO THE STATES
	Market Share 1997	Volume 1997	Market Share 1996	Volume 1996
Florida	26.6%	2,662	27.3%	2,560
New York	26.6%	2,662	26.1%	2,447
California	26.3%	2,632	26.8%	2,513
Nevada	9.8%	981	10.9%	1,022
Massachusetts	7.4%	741	7.4%	694
Arizona	6.5%	650	7.7%	722
Illinois	5.3%	530	6.1%	572
Texas	4.9%	490	4.7%	441
Georgia	3.7%	370	4.1%	384
Pennsylvania	3.6%	360	4.2%	394
New Jersey	3.5%	350	3.6%	338
Colorado	3.2%	320	3.3%	309
North Carolina	3.0%	300	2.2%	206
Utah	2.9%	290	4.1%	384
Washington	2.7%	270	3.1%	291
Hawaiian Islands	2.6%	260	2.7%	253
Virginia	2.3%	230	2.3%	216
Louisiana	2.1%	210	2.7%	253
Connecticut	2.1%	210	1.7%	159
Ohio	2.0%	200	2.2%	206
South Carolina	1.9%	190	1.4%	131
Michigan	1.7%	170	1.8%	169
Tennessee	1.6%	160	1.4%	131
Minnesota	1.5%	150	1.4%	131
Maryland	1.5%	150	1.6%	150
Oregon	1.4%	140	1.2%	113
Wisconsin	1.2%	120	1.0%	94
New Hampshire	1.0%	100	1.0%	94
Wyoming	1.0%	100	1.3%	122
Maine	1.0%	100	**	**
Indiana	0.9%	90	**	**
Missouri	0.9%	90	**	**
New Mexico	0.8%	80	0.9%	84
Vermont	0.7%	70	**	**
Alabama	0.7%	70	**	**
VISITATION TO THE CITIES
	Market Share 1997	Volume 1997	Market Share 1996	Volume 1996
New York City	25.1%	2,512	24.4%	2,288
Orlando	15.0%	1,501	15.6%	1,463
Los Angeles	14.3%	1,431	14.3%	1,341
San Francisco	13.2%	1,321	15.2%	1,425
Las Vegas	9.4%	941	10.3%	966
Miami	9.2%	921	9.1%	853
Metro DC Area	7.5%	751	7.5%	703
Boston	6.8%	680	6.6%	619
Chicago	5.1%	510	5.8%	544
San Diego	4.7%	470	4.2%	394
Tampa/St. Petersburg	4.1%	410	4.2%	394
Atlanta	2.8%	280	3.4%	319
Phoenix	2.4%	240	2.9%	272
Seattle	2.4%	240	2.8%	263
Philadelphia	2.2%	220	2.5%	234
Dallas/Ft. Worth	2.1%	210	1.8%	169
Houston	2.1%	210	1.8%	169
New Orleans	1.9%	190	2.4%	225
Ft. Lauderdale	1.8%	180	1.9%	178
Anaheim	1.8%	180	2.2%	206
Denver	1.8%	180	2.0%	188
Riverside/San Bern.	1.7%	170	1.7%	159
Sarasota	1.6%	160	2.1%	197
Monterey	1.6%	160	1.7%	159
Oahu/Honolulu	1.5%	150	1.4%	131
San Jose	1.4%	140	1.6%	150
Buffalo	1.3%	130	1.0%	94
Ft. Myers	1.3%	130	2.1%	197
Minn./St. Paul	1.2%	120	1.3%	122
Santa Barbara	1.2%	120	1.3%	122
Sacramento	1.1%	110	1.3%	122
West Palm Beach	1.1%	110	1.3%	122
Portland	1.1%	110	**	**
Newark	1.1%	110	1.3%	122
Detroit	1.1%	110	1.1%	103
Daytona Beach	1.1%	110	1.2%	113
Raleigh	1.0%	100	**	**
Maui	1.0%	100	**	**
Melbourne, Florida	0.9%	90	1.3%	122
Charleston	0.9%	90	**	**
Baltimore	0.9%	90	0.9%	84
Norfolk, VA	0.8%	80	**	**
Tucson	0.8%	80	**	**
Nashville	0.8%	80	**	**
Pittsburgh	0.7%	70	0.9%	84
Fresno	0.7%	70	**	**
St. Louis	0.7%	70	**	**
Nassau, NY	0.7%	70	**	**
Charlotte, NC	0.7%	70	**	**
Cincinnati	0.7%	70	**	**
Memphis	0.7%	70	**	**
Salt Lake City	0.7%	70	1.2%	113

SELECTED TRAVELER CHARACTERISTICS (by Percentage Point Change)
	1997	1996	% Point Change
Purpose of Trip: (multiple response)
Vacation / Holiday	63%	62%	1
Visit Friends and Relatives	36%	34%	1
Business	32%	33%	-1
Attend Convention	8%	10%	-1
Prepaid Package	14.3%	17%	-2
First International Trip	23.4%	23%	1
Transportation Types Used in U.S.: (multiple response)
Rented Automobile	41%	43%	-2
Private Automobile	29%	26%	3
Airline in U.S.	28%	29%	-1
Rail between Cities	9%	9%	0
Bus between Cities	8%	7%	1

SELECTED TRAVELER CHARACTERISTICS (by Percent Change)
	1997	1996	% Change
Average Length of Stay in U.S. (nights)	16.7	16.7	0%
Daily Visitor Spending in U.S.	$86	$90	-4%
Average Number of States Visited	1.8	1.8	0%

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

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:

July 1998