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Market Profile: Oceania
Oceania Arrivals to the U.S.
 
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Regional Profile: Oceania
ARRIVALS TO THE U.S. FROM OCEANIA


TRENDS IN ARRIVALS
(in thousands)

Year

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

Change 2004/1998

Arrivals

639

667

731

586

529

525

660

21

% Change

-6%

4%

10%

-20%

-10%

-1%

26%

3%



TRENDS IN RECEIPTS*
(in millions)

Year

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

Change 2004/1998

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



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

 

Market Share 2004

Volume 2004

Market Share 2003

Volume 2003

PACIFIC

54.4%

359

53.2%

279

MIDDLE ATLANTIC

31.5%

208

26.8%

141

MOUNTAIN

25.0%

165

23.1%

121

PACIFIC ISLANDS

21.2%

140

18.1%

95

SOUTH ATLANTIC

18.2%

120

19.9%

104

EAST NORTH CENTRAL

9.7%

64

12.1%

64

WEST SOUTH CENTRAL

7.4%

49

8.3%

44

NEW ENGLAND

6.4%

42

6.6%

35

California

51.8%

342

50.8%

267

New York

27.9%

184

23.2%

122

Hawaiian Islands

21.2%

140

18.1%

95

Nevada

16.9%

112

13.7%

72

Florida

7.1%

47

8.3%

44

Illinois

6.1%

40

7.3%

38

Arizona

5.0%

33

***

***

Colorado

4.5%

30

5.1%

27

Washington

4.5%

30

***

***

Massachusetts

4.1%

27

***

***

Texas

***

***

5.9%

31



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

 

Market Share 2004

Volume 2004

Market Share 2003

Volume 2003

Los Angeles

33.9%

224

33.4%

175

New York City

26.8%

177

21.8%

114

Oahu/Honolulu

16.6%

110

14.9%

78

San Francisco

16.0%

106

14.4%

76

Las Vegas

15.8%

104

12.8%

67

Anaheim

7.7%

51

***

***

Washington D.C. (Metro)

7.5%

50

6.1%

32

San Diego

6.5%

43

***

***

Chicago

5.6%

37

7.2%

38



SELECTED TRAVELER CHARACTERISTICS
(by Percentage Point Change)

 

2004

2003

% Point Change ****

Purpose of Trip: (multiple response)

 

 

 

Vacation / Holiday

66%

60%

6

Visit Friends and Relatives

48%

53%

-5

Business

25%

30%

-5

Attend Convention

14%

14%

0

Transportation Types Used in U.S.: (multiple response)

 

Airline in U.S.

49%

49%

0

Company or Private Automobile

32%

37%

-5

Rented Automobile

30%

30%

0

Bus between Cities

14%

12%

2

Rail between Cities

13%

11%

2



SELECTED TRAVELER CHARACTERISTICS
(by Percent Change)

 

2004

2003

% point change or % Change ****

Prepaid Package

15%

11%

4 pts

First International Trip

32%

27%

5 pts

Average Length of Stay in U.S. (nights)

19.7

22.1

-11%

Daily Visitor Spending in U.S.

$99

$79

25%

Average Number of States Visited

2.0

2.0

0%


Notes:

* Excluding passenger fare receipts/exports.

n/a - not available

** 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: June 2005