| Market Profile: United Kingdom |
| British Arrivals to the U.S. |
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Market Profile: The United Kingdom
BRITISH* ARRIVALS TO THE U.S.
Year |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
Change 2004/1998 |
Arrivals |
3,975 |
4,252 |
4,703 |
4,097 |
3,817 |
3,936 |
4,303 |
328 |
% Change |
7% |
7% |
11% |
-13% |
-7% |
3% |
9% |
8% |
Year |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003r |
2004pr |
Change 2004/1998 |
Receipts |
$7,600 |
$8,398 |
$9,957 |
$8,587 |
$8,177 |
$8,579 |
$9,735 |
$2,135 |
% Change |
7% |
11% |
19% |
-14% |
-5% |
5% |
13% |
28% |
Market Share 2004 |
Volume 2004 |
Market Share 2003 |
Volume 2003 |
|
SOUTH ATLANTIC |
41.4% |
1,781 |
42.5% |
1,673 |
MIDDLE ATLANTIC |
31.0% |
1,334 |
27.6% |
1,086 |
PACIFIC |
17.2% |
740 |
19.0% |
748 |
MOUNTAIN |
12.9% |
555 |
12.5% |
492 |
NEW ENGLAND |
7.7% |
331 |
7.1% |
279 |
EAST NORTH CENTRAL |
7.5% |
323 |
7.7% |
303 |
WEST SOUTH CENTRAL |
5.2% |
224 |
4.6% |
181 |
PACIFIC ISLANDS |
2.8% |
120 |
3.9% |
154 |
Florida |
34.4% |
1,480 |
35.0% |
1,378 |
New York |
26.7% |
1,149 |
23.2% |
913 |
California |
16.1% |
693 |
17.6% |
693 |
Nevada |
9.3% |
400 |
9.5% |
374 |
Massachusetts |
5.3% |
228 |
5.4% |
213 |
Illinois |
4.9% |
211 |
4.2% |
165 |
Pennsylvania |
3.9% |
168 |
**** |
**** |
Arizona |
3.1% |
133 |
**** |
**** |
Hawaii |
2.8% |
120 |
3.8% |
150 |
New Jersey |
**** |
**** |
3.9% |
154 |
Market Share 2004 |
Volume 2004 |
Market Share 2003 |
Volume 2003 |
|
New York City |
25.6% |
1,102 |
22.1% |
870 |
Orlando |
24.5% |
1,054 |
23.8% |
937 |
Las Vegas |
9.1% |
392 |
9.2% |
362 |
San Francisco |
8.4% |
361 |
8.0% |
315 |
Los Angeles |
7.9% |
340 |
9.2% |
362 |
Miami |
5.7% |
245 |
5.9% |
232 |
Boston |
5.0% |
215 |
4.7% |
185 |
Chicago |
4.8% |
207 |
4.0% |
157 |
Washington, DC (Metro) |
4.3% |
185 |
4.2% |
165 |
Tampa/St. Petersburg |
4.1% |
176 |
4.3% |
169 |
San Diego |
1.9% |
**** |
**** |
**** |
Florida Keys |
**** |
**** |
3.4% |
134 |
Honolulu |
**** |
**** |
2.3% |
91 |
2004 |
2003 |
% Point
Change***** |
|
| Purpose of Trip: (multiple response) | |||
| Vacation / Holiday | 76% |
74% |
2 |
| Visit Friends and Relatives | 31% |
32% |
0 |
| Business | 16% |
19% |
-2 |
| Attend Convention | 3% |
4% |
-1 |
| Transportation Types Used in U.S.: (multiple response) | |||
| Rented Automobile | 36% | 36% | 0 |
| Company or Private Automobile | 26% | 28% | -2 |
| Airline in U.S. | 19% | 19% | 0 |
| Rail between Cities | 9% | 9% | -1 |
| Bus between Cities | 8% | 8% | 0 |
2004 |
2003 |
% point change or % Change **** |
|
| Prepaid Package | 25% |
22% |
2
pts |
| First International Trip | 22% |
21% |
1
pt |
| Average Length of Stay in U.S. (nights) | 12.7 |
12.3 |
3% |
| Daily Visitor Spending in U.S. | $99 |
$94 |
5% |
| Average Number of States Visited | 1.5 |
1.4 |
7% |
Notes:
* Denotes residents of England, Scotland ,Wales and Northern Ireland.
** Excluding passenger fare receipts/exports.
r - Revised estimate issued in October 2004 by BEA
pr - preliminary estimate, which will be revised in July 2005
*** 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 (BEA)
Publication Date: May 2005