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| Regional Profile: Africa
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| African Arrivals to the U.S. |
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Regional Profile: Africa
AFRICAN ARRIVALS TO THE U.S.
TRENDS IN ARRIVALS
(in thousands)
| Year |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
Change
2003/1997 |
| Arrivals |
234 |
258 |
274 |
295 |
287 |
241 |
236 |
2 |
| % Change |
14% |
10% |
6% |
8% |
-3% |
-16% |
-2% |
1% |
| Year |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
Change
2003/1997 |
TRENDS IN RECEIPTS*
(in millions)
| Receipts |
$1,054 |
$1,183 |
$1,317 |
$1,443 |
$1,406 |
$1,114 |
n/a |
n/a |
| % Change |
38% |
12% |
11% |
10% |
-3% |
-21% |
n/a |
n/a |
AFRICAN 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 |
| MIDDLE ATLANTIC |
53.2% |
126 |
46.6% |
112 |
| SOUTH ATLANTIC |
39.3% |
93 |
41.0% |
99 |
| New York |
47.2% |
111 |
42.2% |
102 |
AFRICAN 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 |
| New York City |
45.8% |
108 |
41.8% |
101 |
SELECTED TRAVELER CHARACTERISTICS
(by Percentage Point Change)
| |
2003 |
2002 |
% Point Change
**** |
| Purpose of Trip: (multiple
response) |
| Vacation / Holiday |
49% |
32% |
17 |
| Visit Friends and
Relatives |
45% |
42% |
3 |
| Business |
39% |
37% |
1 |
| Attend Convention |
13% |
21% |
-8 |
| Transportation Types
Used in U.S.: (multiple response) |
| Company or Private
Automobile |
35% |
36% |
-1 |
| Airline in U.S. |
33% |
45% |
-12 |
| Rented Automobile
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28% |
18% |
10 |
| Rail between Cities
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20% |
15% |
5 |
| Bus between Cities |
8% |
10% |
-2 |
SELECTED TRAVELER CHARACTERISTICS
(by Percent Change)
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2003 |
2002 |
% point change or % Change
**** |
| Prepaid Package |
3% |
7% |
-4 pts |
| First International Trip |
30% |
23% |
7 pts |
| Average Length of Stay in U.S. (nights) |
26.7 |
29.5 |
-9% |
| Daily Visitor Spending in U.S. |
$89 |
$84 |
6% |
| Average Number of States Visited |
1.8 |
2.0 |
-10% |
| Notes: |
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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: April 2004 |
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