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| Market Profile: Caribbean
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| 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 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
Change
2003/1997 |
| Arrivals |
1,189 |
1,161 |
1,258 |
1,331 |
1,202 |
1,053 |
998 |
-191 |
| % Change |
5% |
-2% |
8% |
6% |
-10% |
-12% |
-5% |
-16% |
TRENDS IN RECEIPTS*
(in millions)
| Year |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
Change
2003/1997 |
| 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 **
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Market Share 2003 |
Volume 2003 |
Market Share 2002 |
Volume 2002 |
| SOUTH ATLANTIC |
67.5% |
674 |
58.8% |
619 |
| MIDDLE ATLANTIC |
36.8% |
367 |
40.7% |
429 |
| Florida |
63.0% |
629 |
55.5% |
584 |
| New York |
34.4% |
343 |
38.3% |
403 |
CARIBBEAN VISITATION ESTIMATES
(Market Share & Volume in thousands)
VISITATION TO THE CITIES **
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Market Share 2003 |
Volume 2003 |
Market Share 2002 |
Volume 2002 |
| Miami |
46.7% |
466 |
47.4% |
499 |
| New York City |
33.2% |
331 |
36.9% |
389 |
SELECTED TRAVELER CHARACTERISTICS
(by Percentage Point Change)
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2003 |
2002 |
% Point Change
**** |
| Purpose of Trip:
(multiple response) |
| Visit Friends
and Relatives |
50% |
54% |
-5 |
| Vacation /
Holiday |
50% |
50% |
-1 |
| Business |
26% |
27% |
-1 |
| Attend Convention |
9% |
7% |
2 |
| Transportation
Types Used in U.S.: (multiple response) |
| Company or
Private Automobile |
34% |
36% |
-2 |
| Rented Automobile
|
31% |
31% |
0 |
| Airline in
U.S. |
21% |
11% |
10 |
| Bus between
Cities |
6% |
7% |
-1 |
| Rail between
Cities |
5% |
8% |
-2 |
SELECTED TRAVELER CHARACTERISTICS
(by Percent Change)
| |
2003 |
2002 |
% point change or % Change
**** |
| Prepaid Package |
7% |
6% |
1 pt |
| First International Trip |
4% |
6% |
-3 pts |
| Average Length of Stay in U.S. (nights) |
12.7 |
11.1 |
14% |
| Daily Visitor Spending in U.S. |
$95 |
$112 |
-15% |
| Average Number of States Visited |
1.2 |
1.2 |
0% |
| Notes: |
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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: April 2004 |
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