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

U.S. Department of Commerce, Office of Travel and Tourism Industries
OVERSEAS* VISITORS TO SELECT U.S. STATES AND TERRITORIES
2001-2000

2001 Rank	STATE/TERRITORY VISITATION**	MARKET SHARE	VISITATION (000)	MARKET SHARE	VISITATION (000)	% CHANGE
1	Florida	24.1%	5,262	23.2%	6,026	-13%
2	New York	23.1%	5,043	22.8%	5,922	-15%
3	California	22.2%	4,847	24.5%	6,364	-24%
4	Hawaiian Islands	10.1%	2,205	10.5%	2,727	-19%
5	Nevada	7.2%	1,572	9.1%	2,364	-34%
6	Massachusetts	5.4%	1,179	5.5%	1,429	-18%
7	Guam	5.1%	1,113	5.1%	1,325	-16%
7	Illinois	5.1%	1,113	5.3%	1,377	-19%
9	Texas	4.3%	939	4.5%	1,169	-20%
10	New Jersey	3.7%	808	3.5%	909	-11%
11	Georgia	3.6%	786	3.1%	805	-2%
12	Pennsylvania	3.2%	699	2.5%	649	8%
13	Arizona	2.9%	633	3.4%	883	-28%
14	Colorado	2.0%	437	2.0%	519	-16%
14	Louisiana	2.0%	437	1.5%	390	12%
14	Michigan	2.0%	437	1.9%	494	-12%
17	Ohio	1.8%	393	1.5%	390	1%
17	Washington	1.8%	393	1.8%	468	-16%
19	Virginia	1.5%	327	1.4%	364	-10%
20	North Carolina	1.4%	306	1.6%	416	-26%
21	Connecticut	1.3%	284	1.0%	260	9%
21	Minnesota	1.3%	284	1.4%	364	-22%
21	Utah	1.3%	284	1.6%	416	-32%
24	Maryland	1.2%	262	1.2%	312	-16%
25	Tennessee	1.1%	240	1.1%	286	-16%
26	South Carolina	0.9%	196	0.6%	156	26%
27	Oregon	0.8%	175	0.9%	234	-25%
28	Missouri	0.7%	153	0.6%	156	-2%
28	Wisconsin	0.7%	153	0.8%	208	-26%
30	Maine	0.6%	131	0.4%	104	26%
31	Alabama	0.5%	109	0.3%	78	40%
31	Indiana	0.5%	109	0.6%	156	-30%
31	New Hampshire	0.5%	109	0.5%	130	-16%
34	Rhode Island	0.4%	87	**	**	**
--	New Mexico	**	**	0.4%	104	**
--	Kentucky	**	**	0.3%	78	**
--	Alaska	**	**	0.2%	52	**

** Some cities not shown due to low sampling size of overseas visitors (i.e. less than 100 respondents 2000 & 2001)
For more information please contact the Office of Travel and Tourism Industries.

Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, ITA, Office of Travel and Tourism Industries