| Market Profile: South Korea |
| South Korean 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 |
341 |
408 |
498 |
592 |
750 |
747 |
364 |
7% |
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% Change |
23% |
20% |
22% |
19% |
27% |
0% |
-51% |
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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 |
$698 |
$840 |
$1,433 |
$1,798 |
$2,345 |
$2,056 |
$991 |
42% |
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% Change |
n/a |
20% |
71% |
25% |
30% |
-12% |
-52% |
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SOUTH KOREAN 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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U.S. Mainland |
95.9% |
349 |
71.4% |
533 |
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California |
52.0% |
189 |
39.0% |
291 |
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Nevada |
** |
** |
17.0% |
127 |
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New York |
** |
** |
14.8% |
111 |
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Guam |
** |
** |
24.5% |
183 |
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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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San Francisco |
23.3% |
85 |
19.8% |
148 |
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Los Angeles |
** |
** |
26.1% |
195 |
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Las Vegas |
** |
** |
16.3% |
122 |
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New York City |
** |
** |
14.6% |
109 |
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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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Visit Friends and Relatives |
51% |
33% |
18 |
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Vacation / Holiday |
46% |
62% |
-16 |
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Business |
33% |
18% |
15 |
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Attend Convention |
10% |
14% |
-4 |
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Prepaid Package |
11% |
31% |
-20 |
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First International Trip |
34% |
46% |
-12 |
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Transportation Types Used in U.S.: (multiple response) |
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Private Automobile |
44% |
39% |
5 |
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Airline in U.S. |
37% |
37% |
-0 |
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Rented Automobile |
34% |
27% |
7 |
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Bus between Cities |
10% |
14% |
-4 |
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Rail between Cities |
5% |
5% |
-0 |
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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) |
25.4 |
22.0 |
15% |
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Daily Visitor Spending in U.S. |
$62 |
$62 |
0% |
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Average Number of States Visited |
1.6 |
1.6 |
0% |
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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 |