| Market Profile: Germany |
| German Arrivals to the U.S. |
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TRENDS IN ARRIVALS (in thousands) |
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Year |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
% Change 1998/1992 |
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Arrivals |
1,692 |
1,827 |
1,623 |
1,848 |
1,997 |
1,994 |
1,902 |
12% |
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% Change |
18% |
8% |
-11% |
14% |
8% |
0% |
-5% |
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TRENDS IN RECEIPTS* (in millions) |
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Year |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
% Change 1998/1992 |
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Receipts |
$3,412 |
$3,957 |
$3,577 |
$4,212 |
$4,403 |
$4,142 |
$4,149 |
22% |
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% Change |
27% |
16% |
-10% |
18% |
5% |
-6% |
0% |
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GERMAN VISITATION ESTIMATES (Market Share & Volume in thousands) |
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VISITATION TO THE STATES |
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Market Share 1998 |
Volume 1998 |
Market Share 1997 |
Volume 1997 |
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California |
26.5% |
504 |
26.7% |
532 |
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Florida |
24.7% |
470 |
24.1% |
481 |
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New York |
24.6% |
468 |
25.9% |
516 |
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Nevada |
10.3% |
196 |
13.4% |
267 |
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Arizona |
8.1% |
154 |
8.5% |
169 |
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Illinois |
6.6% |
126 |
5.3% |
106 |
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Texas |
6.5% |
124 |
5.2% |
104 |
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Massachusetts |
5.9% |
112 |
6.0% |
120 |
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Georgia |
4.9% |
93 |
5.3% |
106 |
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Utah |
4.3% |
82 |
4.4% |
88 |
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Louisiana |
3.7% |
70 |
2.5% |
50 |
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New Jersey |
** |
** |
4.8% |
96 |
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Virginia |
** |
** |
4.3% |
86 |
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Pennsylvania |
** |
** |
3.5% |
70 |
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Hawaii |
** |
** |
3.1% |
62 |
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Colorado |
** |
** |
2.7% |
54 |
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Washington |
** |
** |
2.7% |
54 |
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Ohio |
** |
** |
2.6% |
52 |
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South Carolina |
** |
** |
2.4% |
48 |
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North Carolina |
** |
** |
2.2% |
44 |
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VISITATION TO THE CITIES |
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Market Share 1998 |
Volume 1998 |
Market Share 1997 |
Volume 1997 |
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New York City |
22.1% |
420 |
23.6% |
471 |
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San Francisco |
14.9% |
283 |
16.1% |
321 |
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Los Angeles |
13.9% |
264 |
14.3% |
285 |
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Orlando |
11.3% |
215 |
10.1% |
201 |
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Miami |
10.0% |
190 |
11.6% |
231 |
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Las Vegas |
9.9% |
188 |
12.9% |
257 |
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District of Columbia (Greater Metropolitan) |
6.9% |
131 |
8.1% |
162 |
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Chicago |
6.3% |
120 |
5.1% |
102 |
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Boston |
5.2% |
99 |
5.3% |
106 |
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Fort Myers |
5.1% |
97 |
3.3% |
66 |
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San Diego |
5.0% |
95 |
6.4% |
128 |
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Fort Lauderdale |
4.3% |
82 |
5.0% |
100 |
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Tampa/St. Petersburg |
4.1% |
78 |
5.7% |
114 |
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Atlanta |
4.0% |
76 |
3.7% |
74 |
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New Orleans |
3.4% |
65 |
2.2% |
44 |
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Phoenix |
** |
** |
2.6% |
52 |
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Monterey |
** |
** |
2.5% |
50 |
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Santa Barbara |
** |
** |
2.9% |
58 |
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Philadelphia |
** |
** |
2.4% |
48 |
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SELECTED TRAVELER CHARACTERISTICS (by Percentage Point Change) |
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1998 |
1997 |
% Point Change |
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Purpose of Trip: (multiple response) |
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Vacation / Holiday |
65% |
66% |
-1 |
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Visit Friends and Relatives |
36% |
35% |
1 |
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Business |
28% |
27% |
1 |
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Attend Convention |
8% |
8% |
0 |
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Prepaid Package |
12% |
13% |
-1 |
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First International Trip |
26% |
25% |
1 |
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Transportation Types Used in U.S.: (multiple response) |
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Rented Automobile |
46% |
48% |
-2 |
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Private Automobile |
28% |
26% |
2 |
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Airline in U.S. |
24% |
28% |
-4 |
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Rail between Cities |
9% |
12% |
-3 |
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Bus between Cities |
6% |
8% |
-2 |
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SELECTED TRAVELER CHARACTERISTICS (by Percent Change) |
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1998 |
1997 |
% Change |
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Average Length of Stay in U.S. (nights) |
20.6 |
17.3 |
19% |
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Daily Visitor Spending in U.S. |
$78 |
$90 |
-13% |
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Average Number of States Visited |
1.8 |
1.9 |
-5% |
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Notes: |
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* |
Excluding passenger fare receipts/exports. |
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** |
Not displayed due to low respondent base for this survey year. |
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n/a |
Information not available. |
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Source: |
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Tourism Industries, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce |
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Bureau of Economic Analysis, Economics and Statistics Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce. |
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Publication Date: |
October 1999 |