Regional Profile: Asia
ASIAN ARRIVALS TO THE U.S.

TRENDS IN ARRIVALS
(in thousands)

Year	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	Change 2003/1997
Arrivals	7,756	6,724	6,935	7,554	6,316	5,689	5,003	-2,753
% Change	3%	-13%	3%	9%	-16%	-10%	-12%	-35%

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

ASIAN VISITATION ESTIMATES
(Market Share & Volume in thousands)
VISITATION TO CENSUS REGIONS AND STATES **

	Market Share 2003	Volume 2003	Market Share 2002	Volume 2002
PACIFIC ISLANDS	44.8%	2,241	46.8%	2,662
PACIFIC	32.3%	1,616	31.3%	1,781
MIDDLE ATLANTIC	16.8%	841	15.3%	870
MOUNTAIN	10.7%	535	11.2%	637
EAST NORTH CENTRAL	8.1%	405	9.8%	558
SOUTH ATLANTIC	8.1%	405	8.8%	501
WEST SOUTH CENTRAL	4.4%	220	4.5%	256
NEW ENGLAND	3.9%	195	4.4%	250
WEST NORTH CENTRAL	1.6%	80	1.9%	108
EAST SOUTH CENTRAL	1.4%	70	1.4%	80
U.S. Mainland	56.4%	2,822	55.4%	3,152
California	30.5%	1,526	29.1%	1,655
Hawaiian Islands	29.0%	1,451	28.9%	1,644
Guam	15.9%	795	17.9%	1,018
New York	14.1%	705	12.8%	728
Nevada	7.9%	395	8.1%	461
Illinois	4.4%	220	6.6%	375
Texas	3.7%	185	3.7%	210
New Jersey	3.3%	165	2.4%	137
Massachusetts	2.9%	145	3.0%	171
Washington	2.7%	135	2.9%	165
Florida	2.6%	130	3.4%	193
Pennsylvania	2.0%	100	1.9%	108
Michigan	2.0%	100	1.8%	102
Arizona	1.9%	95	2.6%	148
Ohio	1.9%	95	1.9%	108
Georgia	1.2%	60	1.3%	74
Colorado	1.1%	55	1.7%	97
Oregon	0.9%	45	1.2%	68
Utah	0.9%	45	1.2%	68
North Carolina	0.7%	35	1.0%	57
Louisiana	***	***	0.8%	46

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

	Market Share 2003	Volume 2003	Market Share 2002	Volume 2002
Oahu / Honolulu	25.4%	1,271	24.0%	1,365
Los Angeles	16.9%	846	16.8%	956
New York City	13.2%	660	11.8%	671
San Francisco	12.7%	635	11.2%	637
Las Vegas	7.5%	375	7.7%	438
Chicago	4.1%	205	6.3%	358
San Jose	3.5%	175	3.3%	188
Washington, DC (Metro)	3.3%	165	2.9%	165
Boston	2.8%	140	2.7%	154
Anaheim	2.6%	130	2.4%	137
San Diego	2.5%	125	2.2%	125
Seattle	2.4%	120	2.7%	154
Maui	2.2%	110	2.6%	148
Houston	1.8%	90	1.4%	80
Detroit	1.6%	80	1.5%	85
Dallas / Ft. Worth	1.3%	65	1.8%	102
Orlando	1.2%	60	1.7%	97
Philadelphia	1.2%	60	1.2%	68
Newark	1.0%	50	***	***
Oakland	1.0%	50	***	***
Atlanta	0.9%	45	1.2%	68
Miami	0.8%	40	0.7%	40
Denver	***	***	1.5%	85
Phoenix	***	***	1.2%	68
Portland, OR	***	***	1.0%	57
Buffalo	***	***	1.0%	57
Kauai	***	***	1.0%	57
New Orleans	***	***	0.7%	40

 

SELECTED TRAVELER CHARACTERISTICS
(by Percent Point Change)

	2003	2002	% Point Change ****
Purpose of Trip: (multiple response)
Vacation / Holiday	67%	66%	0
Visit Friends and Relatives	30%	29%	1
Business	25%	25%	0
Attend Convention	8%	9%	0
Transportation Types Used in U.S.: (multiple response)
Airline in U.S.	27%	28%	0
Company or Private Automobile	27%	26%	1
Rented Automobile	26%	24%	2
Bus between Cities	16%	16%	0
Rail between Cities	6%	6%	0

 

SELECTED TRAVELER CHARACTERISTICS
(by Percent Change)

	2003	2002	% point change or % Change ****
Prepaid Package	30%	29%	1
First International Trip	30%	23%	7
Average Length of Stay in U.S. (nights)	15.3%	15.0	2%
Daily Visitor Spending in U.S.	$100	$97	3%
Average Number of States Visited	1.4	1.5	-7%

Notes:

n/a - 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