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| Market Profile: South
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| South American Arrivals to the U.S. |
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Regional Profile: South America
SOUTH AMERICAN ARRIVALS TO THE U.S.
TRENDS IN ARRIVALS (in thousands)
| Year |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001r |
Change 2001r/1995 |
| Arrivals |
2,449 |
2,461 |
2,831 |
2,957 |
2,733 |
2,941 |
2,531 |
82 |
| % Change |
16% |
0% |
15% |
4% |
-8% |
8% |
-14% |
3% |
TRENDS IN RECEIPTS* (in millions)
| Year |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
Change 2001/1995 |
| 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 |
n/a |
SOUTH AMERICAN VISITATION ESTIMATES (Market Share & Volume in thousands)
VISITATION TO CENSUS REGIONS AND STATES **
| |
Market Share 2001 |
Volume 2001 |
Market Share 2000 |
Volume 2000 |
| SOUTH ATLANTIC |
64.1% |
1,622 |
67.3% |
1,979 |
| MIDDLE ATLANTIC |
24.4% |
618 |
23.0% |
676 |
| PACIFIC |
12.7% |
321 |
12.4% |
365 |
| EAST NORTH CENTRAL |
8.0% |
202 |
8.6% |
253 |
| MOUNTAIN |
6.4% |
162 |
5.8% |
171 |
| WEST SOUTH CENTRAL |
6.1% |
154 |
5.8% |
171 |
| NEW ENGLAND |
5.2% |
132 |
5.7% |
168 |
| WEST NORTH CENTRAL |
*** |
*** |
4.3% |
126 |
| Florida |
55.5% |
1,405 |
60.6% |
1,783 |
| New York |
21.3% |
539 |
21.0% |
618 |
| California |
11.5% |
291 |
11.6% |
341 |
| Illinois |
5.1% |
129 |
6.4% |
188 |
| Texas |
4.2% |
106 |
4.3% |
126 |
| Georgia |
3.7% |
94 |
3.9% |
115 |
| Nevada |
3.3% |
84 |
3.9% |
115 |
| Massachusetts |
*** |
*** |
5.1% |
150 |
SOUTH AMERICAN VISITATION ESTIMATES
(Market Share & Volume in thousands)
VISITATION TO THE CITIES **
| |
Market Share 2001 |
Volume 2001 |
Market Share 2000 |
Volume 2000 |
| Miami |
43.3% |
1,096 |
46.6% |
1,371 |
| New York City |
20.4% |
516 |
20.4% |
600 |
| Orlando |
18.2% |
461 |
22.4% |
659 |
| Los Angeles |
6.0% |
152 |
5.7% |
168 |
| Washington, DC |
5.5% |
139 |
4.9% |
144 |
| Chicago |
4.8% |
121 |
6.3% |
185 |
| San Francisco |
4.3% |
109 |
5.5% |
162 |
| Atlanta |
3.5% |
89 |
3.7% |
109 |
| Las Vegas |
3.1% |
78 |
3.8% |
112 |
| Boston |
*** |
*** |
4.9% |
144 |
SELECTED TRAVELER CHARACTERISTICS (by Percentage Point Change)
| |
2001 |
2000 |
% Point Change **** |
| Purpose of Trip: (multiple response) |
| Vacation / Holiday |
58% |
55% |
3 |
| Visit Friends and Relatives |
35% |
35% |
0 |
| Business |
33% |
33% |
-1 |
| Attend Convention |
12% |
12% |
0 |
| Transportation Types Used in U.S.: (multiple response)
|
| Rented Automobile |
42% |
48% |
-6 |
| Private Automobile |
28% |
25% |
3 |
| Airline in U.S. |
28% |
28% |
0 |
| Rail between Cities |
8% |
7% |
1 |
| Bus between Cities |
7% |
6% |
1 |
SELECTED TRAVELER CHARACTERISTICS
(by Percent Change)
| |
2001 |
2000 |
% Change **** |
| Prepaid Package |
10% |
11% |
-6% |
| First International Trip |
13% |
11% |
15% |
| Average Length of Stay in U.S. (nights) |
18.4 |
19.0 |
-3% |
| Daily Visitor Spending in U.S. |
$90 |
$107 |
-16% |
| Average Number of States Visited |
1.4 |
1.5 |
-7% |
Notes:
r - The 2001 arrivals total has been revised downward from the preliminary estimate
released earlier by OTTI.
* Excluding passenger fare receipts/exports.
** Only the census regions, states, and cities are displayed that have a statistically
reliable respondent base for the survey year(s).
*** 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, Office of Travel and Tourism Industries;
Bureau of Economic Analysis
Publication Date: March 2003
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