TRENDS IN RECEIPTS* (in millions)
Year	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	% 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 1998	Volume 1998	Market Share 1997	Volume 1997
U.S. Mainland	54.5%	3,665	53.5%	4,149
Hawaiian Islands	33.4%	2,246	32.4%	2,513
California	31.6%	2,125	32.1%	2,490
Guam	14.7%	988	16.7%	1,295
New York	11.9%	800	12.0%	931
Nevada	9.1%	612	10.8%	838
Florida	4.4%	296	4.8%	372
Illinois	4.0%	269	3.8%	295
Texas	3.7%	249	3.0%	233
Washington	3.3%	222	2.7%	209
Arizona	2.7%	182	2.3%	178
New Jersey	2.7%	182	1.7%	132
Massachusetts	2.2%	148	2.6%	202
Georgia	1.7%	114	1.9%	147
Pennsylvania	1.7%	114	1.2%	93
Ohio	1.4%	94	1.5%	116
Michigan	1.4%	94	1.4%	109
Oregon	1.2%	81	1.6%	124
North Carolina	1.0%	67	1.0%	78
Virginia	0.9%	61	0.7%	54
Connecticut	0.9%	61	**	**
Colorado	0.9%	61	0.9%	70
Minnesota	0.8%	54	0.6%	47
Maryland	0.8%	54	0.5%	39
Utah	0.6%	40	0.9%	70
Tennessee	0.6%	40	0.6%	47
Louisiana	0.5%	34	0.6%	47
Wisconsin	**	**	0.9%	70
Missouri	**	**	0.5%	39

VISITATION TO THE CITIES
	Market Share 1998	Volume 1998	Market Share 1997	Volume 1997
Oahu / Honolulu	27.4%	1,842	26.7%	2,071
Los Angeles	19.7%	1,325	20.9%	1,621
San Francisco	11.9%	800	13.1%	1,016
New York City	11.2%	753	11.3%	876
Las Vegas	8.8%	592	10.4%	807
Maui	4.1%	276	4.5%	349
Chicago	3.9%	262	3.7%	287
Anaheim	3.7%	249	3.7%	287
District of Columbia (Greater Metropolitan)	3.5%	235	3.3%	256
San Jose	3.3%	222	2.9%	225
Seattle	3.0%	202	2.5%	194
San Diego	2.8%	188	2.2%	171
Orlando	2.4%	161	2.8%	217
Boston	2.1%	141	2.5%	194
Dallas / Ft. Worth	1.5%	101	1.2%	93
Atlanta	1.5%	101	1.8%	140
Phoenix	1.5%	101	0.9%	70
Houston	1.4%	94	1.2%	93
Miami	1.3%	87	1.2%	93
Hawaii (Big Island)	1.3%	87	2.0%	155
Portland, Oregon	1.1%	74	1.4%	109
Detroit	1.0%	67	1.1%	85
Oakland	0.9%	61	0.8%	62
Philadelphia	0.8%	54	0.7%	54
Kauai	0.8%	54	1.2%	93
Monterey	0.8%	54	0.6%	47
Newark	0.8%	54	**	**
Pittsburgh	0.7%	47	**	**
Fresno	0.7%	47	0.8%	62
Riverside / San Bernardino	0.6%	40	0.7%	54
Buffalo	0.6%	40	0.5%	39
Minneapolis / St. Paul	0.6%	40	0.5%	39
Denver	0.6%	40	0.6%	47
Sacramento	0.6%	40	0.7%	54
Baltimore	0.6%	40	**	**
Tucson	0.5%	34	**	**
Santa Barbara	0.5%	34	**	**
Austin	0.5%	34	0.5%	39
New Orleans	0.5%	34	0.5%	39
Salt Lake City	**	**	0.5%	39
Reno	**	**	0.5%	39
Milwaukee	**	**	0.6%	47

SELECTED TRAVELER CHARACTERISTICS (by Percentage Point Change)
	1998	1997	% Point Change
Purpose of Trip: (multiple response)
Vacation / Holiday	72%	72%	-0
Visit Friends and Relatives	25%	23%	2
Business	23%	22%	1
Attend Convention	8%	9%	-1
Prepaid Package	38%	39%	-1
First International Trip	30%	33%	-3
Transportation Types Used in U.S.: (multiple response)
Airline in U.S.	32%	35%	-3
Private Automobile	27%	28%	-1
Rented Automobile	25%	24%	1
Bus between Cities	16%	15%	1
Rail between Cities	5%	4%	1

SELECTED TRAVELER CHARACTERISTICS (by Percent Change)
	1998	1997	% Change
Average Length of Stay in U.S. (nights)	12.4	12.5	-1%
Daily Visitor Spending in U.S.	$123	$141	-13%
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 1999