| Regional Profile: Caribbean |
| Caribbean Arrivals to the U.S. |
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TRENDS IN ARRIVALS (in thousands) |
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Year |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
% Change 1999/1993 |
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Arrivals |
1,098 |
1,031 |
1,044 |
1,133 |
1,189 |
1,161 |
1,258 |
15% |
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% Change |
9% |
-6% |
1% |
9% |
5% |
-2% |
8% |
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TRENDS IN RECEIPTS* (in millions) |
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Year |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
% Change 1999/1993 |
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Receipts |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
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% Change |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
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CARIBBEAN VISITATION ESTIMATES (Market Share & Volume in thousands) |
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VISITATION TO CENSUS REGIONS AND STATES |
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Market Share 1999 |
Volume 1999 |
Market Share 1998 |
Volume 1998 |
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SOUTH ATLANTIC |
70.6% |
888 |
69.4% |
806 |
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MIDDLE ATLANTIC |
36.0% |
453 |
28.8% |
334 |
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Florida |
65.1% |
819 |
65.5% |
760 |
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New York |
34.1% |
429 |
27.5% |
319 |
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VISITATION TO THE CITIES |
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Market Share 1999 |
Volume 1999 |
Market Share 1998 |
Volume 1998 |
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Miami |
54.3% |
683 |
56.5% |
656 |
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New York City |
33.3% |
419 |
26.4% |
306 |
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SELECTED TRAVELER CHARACTERISTICS (by Percentage Point Change) |
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1999 |
1998 |
% Point Change** |
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Purpose of Trip: (multiple response) |
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Visit Friends and Relatives |
68% |
43% |
25 |
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Vacation / Holiday |
41% |
49% |
-8 |
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Business |
31% |
33% |
-1 |
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Attend Convention |
3% |
6% |
-3 |
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Prepaid Package |
9% |
14% |
-5 |
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First International Trip |
4% |
3% |
1 |
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Transportation Types Used in U.S.: (multiple response) |
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Private Automobile |
49% |
41% |
8 |
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Rented Automobile |
25% |
29% |
-3 |
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Airline in U.S. |
18% |
17% |
1 |
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Bus between Cities |
6% |
13% |
-6 |
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Rail between Cities |
4% |
5% |
-1 |
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SELECTED TRAVELER CHARACTERISTICS (by Percent Change) |
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1999 |
1998 |
% Change |
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Average Length of Stay in U.S. (nights) |
13.6 |
14.8 |
-8% |
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Daily Visitor Spending in U.S. |
$81 |
n/a |
n/a |
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Average Number of States Visited |
1.4 |
1.2 |
17% |
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Notes: |
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Only the census regions, states, and cities are displayed that have a statistically reliable respondent base for the survey year(s). |
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* |
Excluding passenger fare receipts/exports. |
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** |
Variance due to rounding. |
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n/a |
Information not available. |
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Source: |
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U.S. Department of Commerce, ITA, Tourism Industries; Bureau of Economic Analysis. |
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Publication Date: |
May 2000 |