Market Profile: Venezuela
VENEZUELAN ARRIVALS TO THE U.S.

TRENDS IN ARRIVALS (in thousands)

Year	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	Change 2003/1997
Arrivals	488	541	552	577	555	396	284	-204
% Change	9%	11%	2%	5%	-4%	-29%	-28%	-42%

TRENDS IN RECEIPTS* (in millions)

Year	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	Change 2003/1997
Receipts	$1,440	$1,592	$1,697	$1,891	$1,809	$1,374	n/a	n/a
% Change	3%	11%	7%	11%	-4%	-24%	n/a	n/a

 

VENEZUELAN 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	88.5%	251	80.2%	318
MIDDLE ATLANTIC	***	***	16.4%	65
Florida	84.2%	239	76.1%	301
New York	***	***	15.6%	62

 

VENEZUELAN VISITATION ESTIMATES (Market Share & Volume in thousands)
VISITATION TO THE CITIES **

	Market Share 2003	Volume 2003	Market Share 2002	Volume 2002
Miami	73.2%	208	58.6%	232
Orlando	18.9%	54	***	***
New York City	***	***	15.4%	61

SELECTED TRAVELER CHARACTERISTICS
(by Percentage Point Change)

	2003	2002	% point change or % Change ****
Purpose of Trip: (multiple response)
Vacation / Holiday	53%	60%	-6
Visit Friends and Relatives	51%	41%	10
Business	31%	25%	6
Attend Convention	3%	10%	-7
Transportation Types Used in U.S.: (multiple response)
Rented Automobile	44%	50%	-6
Company or Private Automobile	38%	29%	9
Airline in U.S.	17%	17%	0
Bus between Cities	4%	7%	-3
Rail between Cities	4%	4%	0

 

SELECTED TRAVELER CHARACTERISTICS
(by Percent Change)

	2003	2002	% point change or % Change ****
Prepaid Package	3%	9%	-6 pts
First International Trip	5%	7%	-2 pts
Average Length of Stay in U.S. (nights)	23.1	15.2	52%
Daily Visitor Spending in U.S.	$67	$123	-46%
Average Number of States Visited	1.2	1.3	-8%

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