| Regional Profile: Africa |
| African 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 |
169 |
173 |
186 |
205 |
234 |
258 |
274 |
62% |
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% Change |
13% |
2% |
8% |
10% |
14% |
10% |
6% |
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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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AFRICAN 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 |
52.0% |
142 |
46.3% |
119 |
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MIDDLE ATLANTIC |
39.4% |
108 |
38.7% |
100 |
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PACIFIC |
22.4% |
61 |
25.0% |
65 |
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New York |
35.9% |
98 |
33.3% |
86 |
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Florida |
29.8% |
82 |
27.3% |
71 |
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California |
** |
** |
22.9% |
59 |
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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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New York City |
33.4% |
92 |
32.8% |
85 |
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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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Vacation / Holiday |
52% |
46% |
7 |
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Visit Friends and Relatives |
45% |
32% |
13 |
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Business |
38% |
44% |
-6 |
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Attend Convention |
16% |
18% |
-2 |
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Prepaid Package |
9% |
8% |
0 |
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First International Trip |
29% |
32% |
-2 |
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Transportation Types Used in U.S.: (multiple response) |
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Airline in U.S. |
41% |
40% |
1 |
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Private Automobile |
35% |
37% |
-2 |
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Rented Automobile |
27% |
26% |
1 |
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Rail between Cities |
15% |
9% |
5 |
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Bus between Cities |
11% |
7% |
4 |
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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) |
23.1 |
23.2 |
-0% |
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Daily Visitor Spending in U.S. |
$104 |
$101 |
3% |
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Average Number of States Visited |
2.0 |
1.9 |
5% |
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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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** |
Not displayed due to low respondent base for this survey year. |
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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 |