Market Profile: Argentina
ARGENTINE ARRIVALS TO THE U.S.
TRENDS IN ARRIVALS (in thousands)
| Year |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
Change 2003/1997 |
| Arrivals |
503 |
524 |
502 |
534 |
434 |
165 |
151 |
-352 |
| % Change |
22% |
4% |
-4% |
6% |
-19% |
-62% |
-8% |
-70% |
TRENDS IN RECEIPTS* (in millions)
| Year |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
Change 2003/1997 |
| Receipts |
$1,536 |
$1,519 |
$1,457 |
$1,411 |
$992 |
$379 |
n/a |
n/a |
| % Change |
25% |
-1% |
-4% |
-3% |
-30% |
-62% |
n/a |
n/a |
ARGENTINE VISITATION ESTIMATES (Market Share & Volume in thousands)
VISITATION TO CENSUS REGIONS AND STATES **
| |
Market Share 2003 |
Volume 2003 |
Market Share 2002 |
Volume 2002 |
| SOUTH ATLANTIC |
63.9% |
96 |
61.4% |
101 |
| MIDDLE ATLANTIC |
*** |
*** |
32.9% |
54 |
| Florida |
57.1% |
86 |
*** |
*** |
| New York |
*** |
*** |
30.9% |
51 |
ARGENTINE VISITATION ESTIMATES (Market Share & Volume in thousands)
VISITATION TO THE CITIES **
| |
Market Share 2003 |
Volume 2003 |
Market Share 2002 |
Volume 2002 |
| Miami |
44.9% |
68 |
*** |
*** |
| New York City |
*** |
*** |
29.9% |
49 |
SELECTED TRAVELER CHARACTERISTICS
(by Percentage Point Change)
| |
2003 |
2002 |
% Point Change**** |
| Purpose of Trip: (multiple response) |
| Vacation / Holiday |
46% |
46% |
0 |
| Visit Friends and Relatives |
41% |
36% |
5 |
| Business |
35% |
45% |
-10 |
| Attend Convention |
18% |
17% |
2 |
| Transportation Types Used in U.S.: (multiple response)
|
| Rented Automobile |
39% |
36% |
3 |
| Airline in U.S. |
27% |
30% |
-3 |
| Company or Private Automobile |
27% |
27% |
0 |
| Bus between Cities |
6% |
5% |
1 |
| Rail between Cities |
5% |
9% |
-4 |
SELECTED TRAVELER CHARACTERISTICS (by Percent Change)
| |
2003 |
2002 |
% point change or % Change
**** |
| Prepaid Package |
7% |
6% |
1 pt |
| First International Trip |
12% |
6% |
6 pts |
| Average Length of Stay in U.S. (nights)
|
20.2 |
20.8 |
-3% |
| Daily Visitor Spending in U.S. |
$68 |
*** |
n/a |
| Average Number of States Visited |
1.5 |
1.5 |
0% |
Notes:
n/a - Information not available
* 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: April 2004
