TRENDS IN RECEIPTS* (in millions)
Year	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	% Change 1998/1992
Receipts	$405	$479	$558	$691	$1,213	$1,249	n/a	n/a
% Change	5%	18%	16%	24%	76%	3%	n/a

EAST EUROPE VISITATION ESTIMATES (Market Share & Volume in thousands)

VISITATION TO THE STATES
	Market Share 1998	Volume 1998	Market Share 1997	Volume 1997
New York	42.6%	171	31.6%	121
Illinois	18.0%	72	20.1%	77
California	14.7%	59	**	**

VISITATION TO THE CITIES
	Market Share 1998	Volume 1998	Market Share 1997	Volume 1997
New York City	40.8%	163	27.4%	105
District of Columbia (Greater Metropolitan)	19.3%	77	16.1%	62
Chicago	17.9%	72	19.8%	76

SELECTED TRAVELER CHARACTERISTICS (by Percentage Point Change)
	1998	1997	% Point Change
Purpose of Trip: (multiple response)
Visit Friends and Relatives	54%	56%	-2
Business	48%	37%	11
Vacation / Holiday	41%	28%	13
Attend Convention	7%	9%	-2
Prepaid Package	2%	8%	-6
First International Trip	36%	26%	10
Transportation Types Used in U.S.: (multiple response)
Private Automobile	56%	48%	8
Airline in U.S.	27%	47%	-20
Rented Automobile	20%	20%	0
Rail between Cities	16%	9%	7
Bus between Cities	9%	10%	-2

SELECTED TRAVELER CHARACTERISTICS (by Percent Change)
	1998	1997	% Change
Average Length of Stay in U.S. (nights)	34.2	37.2	-8%
Daily Visitor Spending in U.S.	$35	$51	-31%
Average Number of States Visited	1.8	1.9	-5%

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 1999