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Market Profile: Oceania
Oceania Arrivals to the U.S.
 
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Market Profile: Oceania
ARRIVALS TO THE U.S. FROM OCEANIA

TRENDS IN ARRIVALS (in thousands)
Year 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 % Change
2000/1994
Arrivals
556
588
629
680
639
667
731
31%
% Change
-9%
6%
7%
8%
-6%
4%
10%
  

TRENDS IN RECEIPTS* (in millions)
Year 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 % Change
2000/1994
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
  


OCEANIA VISITATION ESTIMATES
(Market Share & Volume in thousands)
VISITATION TO CENSUS REGIONS AND STATES
Regions & States Market Share 2000 Volume 2000 Market Share 1999 Volume 1999
PACIFIC
64.5%
471
62.4%
416
MOUNTAIN
29.3%
214
25.6%
171
MIDDLE ATLANTIC
24.2%
177
22.9%
153
SOUTH ATLANTIC
19.7%
144
21.6%
144
PACIFIC ISLANDS
16.6%
121
19.8%
132
EAST NORTH CENTRAL
8.8%
64
10.5%
70
WEST SOUTH CENTRAL
8.6%
63
8.1%
54
NEW ENGLAND
**
**
5.6%
37
California
60.7%
444
58.5%
390
New York
21.0%
154
20.3%
135
Nevada
19.6%
143
16.5%
110
Hawaii
16.2%
118
19.8%
132
Florida
10.7%
78
11.4%
76
Illinois
**
**
6.5%
43
Colorado
**
**
6.4%
43
Washington
**
**
6.1%
41
Arizona
**
**
5.3%
35
Massachusetts
**
**
4.3%
29

OCEANIA VISITATION ESTIMATES
(Market Share & Volume in thousands)
VISITATION TO THE CITIES
Cities Market Share 2000 Volume 2000 Market Share 1999 Volume 1999
Los Angeles
38.0%
278
40.1%
267
San Francisco
21.9%
160
20.7%
138
New York City
20.0%
146
19.6%
131
Las Vegas
19.1%
140
15.5%
103
Oahu/Honolulu
14.1%
103
15.8%
105
Anaheim
**
**
10.7%
71
Washington, DC
**
**
7.4%
49
San Diego
**
**
7.4%
49
Chicago
**
**
6.2%
41
Orlando
**
**
5.9%
39
Seattle
**
**
5.7%
38

SELECTED TRAVELER CHARACTERISTICS (by Percentage Point Change)
  2000 1999 % Point Change***
Purpose of Trip: (multiple response)
Vacation / Holiday
65%
66%
-1
Visit Friends and Relatives
45%
46%
-1
Business
30%
32%
-3
Attend Convention
13%
15%
-2
Prepaid Package
17%
19%
-1
First International Trip
26%
26%
0
Transportation Types Used in U.S.: (multiple response)
Airline in U.S.
51%
48%
4
Private Automobile
32%
34%
-3
Rented Automobile
31%
31%
0
Bus between Cities
16%
13%
4
Rail between Cities
13%
10%
3

SELECTED TRAVELER CHARACTERISTICS
(by Percent Change)
  2000 1999 % Change
Average Length of Stay in U.S. (nights)
21.9
22.7
-4%
Daily Visitor Spending in U.S.
$85
$84
1%
Average Number of States Visited
2.1
2.1
0%


Notes:
Only the census regions, states, and cities are displayed that have a statistically reliable respondent base for the survey year(s).

* Excluding passenger fare receipts/exports.
** Not displayed due to low respondent base for this survey year.
*** Variance due to rounding.

n/a Information not available.

Source:
U.S. Department of Commerce, ITA, Tourism Industries; Bureau of Economic Analysis

Publication Date: June 2001