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| Market Profile: Caribbean |
| Caribbean Arrivals to the U.S. |
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Market Profile: Caribbean
CARIBBEAN ARRIVALS TO THE U.S.
TRENDS IN ARRIVALS
(in thousands)
| Year |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001r |
2002r |
Change
2002r/1996 |
| Arrivals |
1,133 |
1,189 |
1,161 |
1,258 |
1,331 |
1,202 |
1,053 |
-80 |
| % Change |
9% |
5% |
-2% |
8% |
6% |
-10% |
-12% |
-7% |
TRENDS IN RECEIPTS*
(in millions)
| Year |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002r |
Change
2002r/1996 |
| 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 |
CARIBBEAN VISITATION ESTIMATES
(Market Share & Volume in thousands)
VISITATION TO CENSUS REGIONS AND STATES **
| |
Market Share 2002 |
Volume 2002 |
Market Share 2001 |
Volume 2001 |
| SOUTH ATLANTIC |
58.8% |
619 |
50.7% |
609 |
| MIDDLE ATLANTIC |
40.7% |
429 |
54.7% |
657 |
| Florida |
55.5% |
584 |
39.6% |
476 |
| New York |
38.3% |
403 |
49.3% |
592 |
CARIBBEAN VISITATION ESTIMATES
(Market Share & Volume in thousands)
VISITATION TO THE CITIES **
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Market Share 2002 |
Volume 2002 |
Market Share 2001 |
Volume 2001 |
| Miami |
47.4% |
499 |
*** |
*** |
| New York City |
36.9% |
389 |
48.5% |
583 |
SELECTED TRAVELER CHARACTERISTICS
(by Percentage Point Change)
| |
2002 |
2001 |
% Point Change
**** |
| Purpose of Trip: (multiple
response) |
| Visit Friends and Relatives |
54% |
61% |
-7 |
| Vacation / Holiday |
50% |
47% |
3 |
| Business |
27% |
29% |
-2 |
| Attend Convention |
7% |
8% |
-1 |
| Transportation Types Used
in U.S.: (multiple response) |
| Private Automobile |
36% |
n/a |
n/a |
| Rented Automobile |
31% |
n/a |
n/a |
| Airline in U.S. |
11% |
n/a |
n/a |
| Rail between Cities |
8% |
n/a |
n/a |
| Bus between Cities |
7% |
n/a |
n/a |
SELECTED TRAVELER CHARACTERISTICS
(by Percent Change)
| |
2002 |
2001 |
% Change
**** |
| Prepaid Package |
6% |
3% |
123% |
| First International Trip |
6% |
n/a |
n/a |
| Average Length of Stay in U.S. (nights) |
11.1 |
15.9 |
-30% |
| Daily Visitor Spending in U.S. |
$112 |
n/a |
n/a |
| Average Number of States Visited |
1.2 |
1.3 |
-8% |
| Notes: |
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| r - The 2001 and 2002 arrivals total have been
revised downward from the preliminary estimate released earlier
by OTTI. |
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| n/a - Not available |
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| * Excluding passenger fare receipts/exports. |
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| ** Only the census regions, states, and cities are displayed that
have a statistically reliable respondent base for the survey year(s). |
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| *** Not displayed due to low respondent base for this survey year. |
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| **** Variance due to rounding. |
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| Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, ITA, Office of Travel and
Tourism Industries; Bureau of Economic Analysis |
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| Publication Date: March 2004 |
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