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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 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002r |
Change
2002r/1996 |
| Arrivals |
2,461 |
2,831 |
2,957 |
2,733 |
2,941 |
2,531 |
1,815 |
-646 |
| % Change |
0% |
15% |
4% |
-8% |
8% |
-14% |
-28% |
-26% |
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 |
SOUTH AMERICAN 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 |
63.6% |
1,154 |
64.1% |
1,622 |
| MIDDLE ATLANTIC |
27.1% |
492 |
24.4% |
618 |
| PACIFIC |
11.4% |
207 |
12.7% |
321 |
| EAST NORTH CENTRAL |
7.8% |
142 |
8.0% |
202 |
| WEST SOUTH CENTRAL |
6.1% |
111 |
6.1% |
154 |
| NEW ENGLAND |
5.5% |
100 |
5.2% |
132 |
| MOUNTAIN |
4.9% |
89 |
6.4% |
162 |
| WEST NORTH CENTRAL |
1.7% |
31 |
*** |
*** |
| EAST SOUTH CENTRAL |
1.5% |
27 |
*** |
*** |
| Florida |
54.8% |
995 |
55.5% |
1,405 |
| New York |
23.8% |
432 |
21.3% |
539 |
| California |
10.2% |
185 |
11.5% |
291 |
| Texas |
4.9% |
89 |
4.2% |
106 |
| Illinois |
4.7% |
85 |
5.1% |
129 |
| New Jersey |
4.7% |
85 |
*** |
*** |
| Georgia |
4.6% |
83 |
3.7% |
94 |
| Massachusetts |
3.4% |
62 |
*** |
*** |
| Pennsylvania |
2.8% |
51 |
*** |
*** |
| Nevada |
2.5% |
45 |
3.3% |
84 |
| Ohio |
1.5% |
27 |
*** |
*** |
| Michigan |
1.1% |
20 |
*** |
*** |
SOUTH AMERICAN VISITATION ESTIMATES
(Market Share & Volume in thousands)
VISITATION TO THE CITIES **
| |
Market Share 2002 |
Volume 2002 |
Market Share 2001 |
Volume 2001 |
| Miami |
42.7% |
775 |
43.3% |
1,096 |
| New York City |
23.0% |
417 |
20.4% |
516 |
| Orlando |
16.8% |
305 |
18.2% |
461 |
| Los Angeles |
6.2% |
113 |
6.0% |
152 |
| Washington, DC (Metro) |
6.6% |
120 |
5.5% |
139 |
| Chicago |
4.3% |
78 |
4.8% |
121 |
| Atlanta |
4.2% |
76 |
3.5% |
89 |
| Boston |
3.1% |
56 |
*** |
*** |
| San Francisco |
3.0% |
54 |
4.3% |
109 |
| Las Vegas |
2.5% |
45 |
3.1% |
78 |
SELECTED TRAVELER CHARACTERISTICS
(by Percentage Point Change)
| |
2002 |
2001 |
% Point Change
**** |
| Purpose of Trip: (multiple response) |
| Vacation / Holiday |
51% |
58% |
-7 |
| Visit Friends and Relatives |
41% |
35% |
6 |
| Business |
32% |
33% |
-1 |
| Attend Convention |
13% |
12% |
2 |
| Transportation Types Used in U.S.: (multiple response) |
| Rented Automobile |
38% |
42% |
-4 |
| Private Automobile |
30% |
28% |
2 |
| Airline in U.S. |
28% |
28% |
0 |
| Rail between Cities |
9% |
8% |
1 |
| Bus between Cities |
8% |
7% |
1 |
SELECTED TRAVELER CHARACTERISTICS
(by Percent Change)
| |
2002 |
2001 |
% Change
**** |
| Prepaid Package |
7% |
10% |
-32% |
| First International Trip |
12% |
13% |
-7% |
| Average Length of Stay in U.S. (nights) |
21.6 |
18.4 |
17% |
| Daily Visitor Spending in U.S. |
$83 |
$90 |
-8% |
| Average Number of States Visited |
1.4 |
1.4 |
0% |
| 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 - Information 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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