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| Market Profile: Switzerland |
| Swiss Arrivals to the U.S. |
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Market Profile: Switzerland
SWISS ARRIVALS TO THE U.S.
TRENDS IN ARRIVALS (in thousands)
| Year |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002r |
Change
2001r/1996 |
| Arrivals |
417 |
410 |
411 |
406 |
395 |
311 |
254 |
(163) |
| % Change |
5% |
-2% |
0% |
-1% |
-3% |
-21% |
-18% |
-39% |
TRENDS IN RECEIPTS* (in millions)
| Year |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002pr |
Change
2002pr/1996 |
| Receipts |
$1,363 |
$1,124 |
$1,146 |
$1,252 |
$1,176 |
$982 |
n/a |
n/a |
| % Change |
9% |
-18% |
2% |
9% |
-6% |
-16% |
n/a |
n/a |
SWISS VISITATION ESTIMATES (Market Share & Volume in thousands)
VISITATION TO CENSUS REGIONS AND STATES **
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Market Share 2002 |
Volume 2002 |
Market Share 2001 |
Volume 2001 |
| MIDDLE ATLANTIC |
38.3% |
97 |
38.4% |
119 |
| SOUTH ATLANTIC |
32.7% |
83 |
*** |
*** |
| PACIFIC |
26.3% |
67 |
25.8% |
80 |
| NEW ENGLAND |
*** |
*** |
15.6% |
49 |
| New York |
33.0% |
84 |
33.8% |
105 |
| California |
25.6% |
65 |
24.2% |
75 |
| Massachussetts |
*** |
*** |
11.5% |
36 |
SWISS 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 |
| New York City |
30.5% |
77 |
32.9% |
102 |
| Los Angeles |
*** |
*** |
15.9% |
49 |
SELECTED TRAVELER CHARACTERISTICS
(by Percentage Point Change)
| |
2002 |
2001 |
% Point Change
**** |
| Purpose of Trip: (multiple response) |
| Vacation / Holiday |
53% |
50% |
3 |
| Business |
46% |
36% |
9 |
| Visit Friends and Relatives |
37% |
44% |
-8 |
| Attend Convention |
9% |
10% |
-1 |
| Transportation Types Used in U.S.: (multiple response) |
| Rented Automobile |
36% |
46% |
-10 |
| Airline in U.S. |
30% |
23% |
7 |
| Private Automobile |
27% |
24% |
3 |
| Rail between Cities |
18% |
19% |
-1 |
| Bus between Cities |
5% |
5% |
0 |
SELECTED TRAVELER CHARACTERISTICS
(by Percent Change)
| |
2002 |
2001 |
% Change **** |
| Prepaid Package |
9% |
6% |
55% |
| First International Trip |
11% |
8% |
33% |
| Average Length of Stay in U.S. (nights)
|
13.7 |
15.0 |
-9% |
| Daily Visitor Spending in U.S. |
$117 |
$134 |
-13% |
| Average Number of States Visited |
1.9 |
1.7 |
12% |
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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| pr - Preliminary will be revised. |
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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: May 2003 |
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