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| Market Profile: Taiwan |
| Taiwanese Arrivals to the U.S. |
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Market Profile: Taiwan
TAIWANESE ARRIVALS TO THE U.S.
TRENDS IN ARRIVALS (in thousands)
| Year |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001r |
Change 2001r/1995 |
| Arrivals |
413 |
415 |
443 |
386 |
453 |
457 |
357 |
(56) |
| % Change |
9% |
0% |
7% |
-13% |
17% |
1% |
-22% |
-14% |
TRENDS IN RECEIPTS* (in millions)
| Year |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
% Change 2001/1995 |
| Receipts |
$1,559 |
$1,370 |
$1,287 |
$1,035 |
$1,189 |
$1,184 |
$919 |
($640) |
| % Change |
6% |
-12% |
-6% |
-20% |
15% |
0% |
-22% |
-41% |
TAIWANESE VISITATION ESTIMATES (Market Share & Volume in thousands)
VISITATION TO CENSUS REGIONS AND STATES **
| |
Market Share 2001 |
Volume 2001 |
Market Share 2000 |
Volume 2000 |
| U.S. Mainland |
93.6% |
334 |
83.9% |
383 |
| PACIFIC |
68.9% |
246 |
62.7% |
287 |
| MOUNTAIN |
20.3% |
72 |
18.7% |
85 |
| MIDDLE ATLANTIC |
19.4% |
69 |
17.7% |
81 |
| SOUTH ATLANTIC |
12.8% |
46 |
10.5% |
48 |
| EAST NORTH CENTRAL |
6.9% |
25 |
5.5% |
25 |
| WEST SOUTH CENTRAL |
6.6% |
24 |
7.4% |
34 |
| NEW ENGLAND |
4.6% |
16 |
4.8% |
22 |
| PACIFIC ISLANDS |
*** |
*** |
19.5% |
89 |
| California |
65.0% |
232 |
59.6% |
272 |
| New York |
16.2% |
58 |
14.0% |
64 |
| Nevada |
14.7% |
52 |
15.7% |
72 |
| Texas |
5.6% |
20 |
6.8% |
31 |
| Washington |
5.4% |
19 |
4.4% |
20 |
| Florida |
4.7% |
17 |
*** |
*** |
| Illinois |
4.3% |
15 |
*** |
*** |
| New Jersey |
4.3% |
15 |
5.1% |
23 |
| Massachussetts |
3.8% |
14 |
4.1% |
19 |
| Hawaii |
*** |
*** |
10.1% |
46 |
TAIWANESE VISITATION ESTIMATES (Market Share & Volume in thousands)
VISITATION TO THE CITIES **
| |
Market Share 2001 |
Volume 2001 |
Market Share 2000 |
Volume 2000 |
| Los Angeles |
39.7% |
142 |
39.3% |
180 |
| San Francisco |
28.4% |
101 |
25.8% |
118 |
| New York City |
15.4% |
55 |
13.3% |
61 |
| Las Vegas |
14.0% |
50 |
15.6% |
71 |
| San Jose |
9.1% |
32 |
9.6% |
44 |
| Seattle |
5.0% |
18 |
4.2% |
19 |
| Chicago |
4.1% |
15 |
*** |
*** |
| Washington, DC |
3.9% |
14 |
3.6% |
16 |
| Boston |
3.6% |
13 |
4.1% |
19 |
| Oahu/Honolulu |
*** |
*** |
5.6% |
26 |
SELECTED TRAVELER CHARACTERISTICS (by Percentage Point Change)
| |
2001 |
2000 |
% Point Change **** |
| Purpose of Trip: (multiple response) |
| Vacation / Holiday |
55% |
58% |
-2 |
| Visit Friends and Relatives |
48% |
42% |
6 |
| Business |
35% |
35% |
0 |
| Attend Convention |
15% |
13% |
2 |
| Transportation Types Used in U.S.: (multiple response) |
| Private Automobile |
43% |
38% |
5 |
| Airline in U.S. |
40% |
46% |
-6 |
| Rented Automobile |
36% |
34% |
2 |
| Bus between Cities |
10% |
12% |
-2 |
| Rail between Cities |
6% |
5% |
1 |
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SELECTED TRAVELER CHARACTERISTICS (by Percent Change)
| |
2001 |
2000 |
% Change **** |
| Prepaid Package |
20% |
27% |
-26% |
| First International Trip |
22% |
24% |
-10% |
| Average Length of Stay in U.S. (nights) |
18.2 |
17.6 |
3% |
| Daily Visitor Spending in U.S. |
$104 |
$111 |
-6% |
| Average Number of States Visited |
1.7 |
1.6 |
6% |
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.
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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