TInet: Overseas* Visitors to Select U.S. Cities/Hawaiian Islands 1999-1998 (Ranked by 1999 Market Share)

2000 Rank	STATE/TERRITORY VISITATION**	2000 MARKET SHARE	2000 VISITATION (000)	1999 MARKET SHARE	1999 VISITATION (000)	VOLUME % CHANGE
1	California	24.5%	6,364	25.5%	6,239	2.0%
2	Florida	23.2%	6,026	23.7%	5,798	3.9%
3	New York	22.8%	5,922	23.7%	5,798	2.1%
4	Hawaiian Islands	10.5%	2,727	11.2%	2,740	-0.5%
5	Nevada	9.1%	2,364	9.7%	2,373	-0.4%
6	Massachusetts	5.5%	1,429	5.4%	1,321	8.1%
7	Illinois	5.3%	1,377	5.4%	1,321	4.2%
8	Guam	5.1%	1,325	4.2%	1,028	28.9%
9	Texas	4.5%	1,169	4.3%	1,052	11.1%
10	New Jersey	3.5%	909	3.7%	905	0.4%
11	Arizona	3.4%	883	3.6%	881	0.3%
12	Georgia	3.1%	805	2.5%	612	31.6%
13	Pennsylvania	2.5%	649	2.2%	538	20.6%
14	Colorado	2.0%	519	1.9%	465	11.8%
15	Michigan	1.9%	494	1.7%	416	18.7%
16	Washington	1.8%	468	2.1%	514	-9.0%
17	Utah	1.6%	416	1.6%	391	6.2%
17	North Carolina	1.6%	416	1.2%	294	41.6%
19	Louisiana	1.5%	390	1.5%	367	6.2%
19	Ohio	1.5%	390	1.5%	367	6.2%
21	Virginia	1.4%	364	1.4%	343	6.2%
21	Minnesota	1.4%	364	0.9%	220	65.1%
23	Maryland	1.2%	312	1.0%	245	27.4%
24	Tennessee	1.1%	286	0.9%	220	29.8%
25	Connecticut	1.0%	260	1.4%	343	-24.2%
26	Oregon	0.9%	234	1.0%	245	-4.5%
27	Wisconsin	0.8%	208	0.7%	171	21.3%
28	Missouri	0.6%	156	0.9%	220	-29.2%
28	Indiana	0.6%	156	0.7%	171	-9.0%
28	South Carolina	0.6%	156	0.6%	147	6.2%
31	New Hampshire	0.5%	130	0.6%	147	-11.5%
32	Maine	0.4%	104	0.6%	147	-29.2%
32	New Mexico	0.4%	104	0.5%	122	-15.1%
34	Alabama	0.3%	78	0.4%	98	-20.4%
34	Kentucky	0.3%	78	0.3%	73	6.2%
36	Alaska	0.2%	52	0.3%	73	-29.2%
**	Wyoming	**	**	0.4%	98	**
**	Oklahoma	**	**	0.3%	73	**
**	Rhode Island	**	**	0.6%	147	**
**	Vermont	**	**	0.4%	98	**
**	Kansas	**	**	0.2%	49	**

* Excludes Canada and Mexico
** Some states/territories visitation TI will not show due to low sampling size of overseas visitors.
For more information please contact Tourism Industries.
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, ITA, Tourism Industries.
6/2001