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| Market Profile: Australia
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| Australian Arrivals to the U.S. |
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Market Profile: Australia
AUSTRALIAN ARRIVALS TO THE U.S.
TRENDS IN ARRIVALS (in thousands)
Year |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
Change 2004/1998 |
Arrivals |
461 |
483 |
540 |
426 |
407 |
406 |
520 |
59 |
% Change |
-8% |
5% |
12% |
-21% |
-4% |
0% |
28% |
13% |
TRENDS IN RECEIPTS* (in millions)
Year |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
Change 2004/1998 |
Receipts |
$1,562 |
$1,735 |
$1,856 |
$1,382 |
$1,473 |
$1,502 |
n/a |
n/a |
% Change |
-15% |
11% |
7% |
-26% |
7% |
2% |
n/a |
n/a |
AUSTRALIAN VISITATION ESTIMATES (Market Share & Volume in thousands)
VISITATION TO CENSUS REGIONS AND STATES **
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Market Share 2004 |
Volume 2004 |
Market Share 2003 |
Volume 2003 |
PACIFIC |
52.2% |
271 |
51.6% |
209 |
MIDDLE ATLANTIC |
36.0% |
187 |
31.1% |
126 |
MOUNTAIN |
24.6% |
128 |
23.0% |
93 |
PACIFIC ISLANDS |
19.4% |
101 |
15.2% |
62 |
SOUTH ATLANTIC |
18.9% |
98 |
21.2% |
86 |
EAST NORTH CENTRAL |
9.8% |
51 |
13.0% |
53 |
WEST SOUTH CENTRAL |
7.6% |
40 |
8.5% |
35 |
NEW ENGLAND |
7.4% |
38 |
7.7% |
31 |
California |
49.8% |
259 |
49.4% |
201 |
New York |
32.2% |
167 |
27.0% |
110 |
Hawaii Islands |
19.4% |
101 |
15.2% |
62 |
Nevada |
16.5% |
86 |
13.5% |
55 |
Florida |
7.5% |
39 |
8.7% |
35 |
Illinois |
6.0% |
31 |
8.0% |
32 |
Massachusetts |
4.9% |
25 |
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AUSTRALIAN VISITATION ESTIMATES (Market Share & Volume in thousands)
VISITATION TO THE CITIES **
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Market Share 2004 |
Volume 2004 |
Market Share 2003 |
Volume 2003 |
Los Angeles |
32.1% |
167 |
30.8% |
125 |
New York City |
31.1% |
162 |
25.3% |
103 |
San Francisco |
16.1% |
84 |
15.3% |
62 |
Las Vegas |
15.7% |
82 |
12.7% |
52 |
Washington D.C. (Metro) |
8.1% |
42 |
*** |
*** |
Chicago |
5.5% |
29 |
7.9% |
32 |
SELECTED TRAVELER CHARACTERISTICS
(by Percentage Point Change)
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2004 |
2003 |
% Point Change**** |
Purpose of Trip: (multiple response) |
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Vacation / Holiday |
67% |
60% |
7 |
Visit Friends and Relatives |
49% |
53% |
-4 |
Business |
23% |
29% |
-6 |
Attend Convention |
13% |
14% |
-1 |
Transportation Types Used in U.S.: ( multiple response) |
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Airline in U.S. |
49% |
50% |
-1 |
Company or Private Automobile |
32% |
36% |
-4 |
Rented Automobile |
29% |
30% |
-1 |
Rail between Cities |
13% |
12% |
2 |
Bus between Cities |
13% |
12% |
1 |
SELECTED TRAVELER CHARACTERISTICS
(by Percent Change)
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2004 |
2003 |
% Point Change or % Change **** |
Prepaid Package |
15% |
10% |
5 pts |
First International Trip |
34% |
28% |
6 pts |
Average Length of Stay in U.S. (nights) |
20.4 |
23.1 |
-12% |
Daily Visitor Spending in U.S. |
$99 |
$79 |
25% |
Average Number of States Visited |
2.1 |
2.0 |
5% |
Notes: |
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* Excluding passenger fare receipts/exports. |
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n/a - Information not available. |
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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: May 2005 |
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