| Market Profile: South America |
| South American Arrivals to the U.S. |
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Regional Profile: South America
SOUTH AMERICAN ARRIVALS TO THE U.S.
Year |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
Change 2004/1998 |
Arrivals |
2,957 |
2,733 |
2,941 |
2,531 |
1,815 |
1,522 |
1,645 |
-1,312 |
% Change |
4% |
-8% |
8% |
-14% |
-28% |
-16% |
8% |
-44% |
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 |
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Market Share 2004 |
Volume 2004 |
Market Share 2003 |
Volume 2003 |
SOUTH ATLANTIC |
61.7% |
1,015 |
67.6% |
1,029 |
MIDDLE ATLANTIC |
23.7% |
390 |
19.0% |
289 |
PACIFIC |
11.7% |
192 |
11.0% |
167 |
WEST SOUTH CENTRAL |
9.1% |
150 |
6.6% |
100 |
MOUNTAIN |
7.3% |
120 |
6.3% |
96 |
EAST NORTH CENTRAL |
7.2% |
118 |
6.7% |
102 |
NEW ENGLAND |
4.5% |
74 |
3.3% |
50 |
WEST NORTH CENTRAL |
*** |
*** |
2.2% |
33 |
Florida |
54.4% |
895 |
61.7% |
939 |
New York |
21.0% |
345 |
15.7% |
239 |
California |
11.0% |
181 |
9.7% |
148 |
Texas |
7.0% |
115 |
5.2% |
79 |
Illinois |
4.6% |
76 |
4.5% |
68 |
Massachusetts |
3.5% |
58 |
2.3% |
35 |
Georgia |
*** |
*** |
4.0% |
61 |
Nevada |
*** |
*** |
3.3% |
50 |
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Market Share 2004 |
Volume 2004 |
Market Share 2003 |
Volume 2003 |
Miami |
43.3% |
712 |
51.1% |
778 |
New York City |
20.1% |
331 |
15.3% |
233 |
Orlando |
17.6% |
290 |
19.2% |
292 |
Washington, DC (Metro) |
4.6% |
76 |
3.7% |
56 |
Chicago |
4.1% |
67 |
4.3% |
65 |
Los Angeles |
*** |
*** |
4.6% |
70 |
Ft. Lauderdale |
*** |
*** |
4.1% |
62 |
San Francisco |
*** |
*** |
3.5% |
53 |
Atlanta |
*** |
*** |
2.8% |
43 |
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2004 |
2003 |
% Point Change **** |
Purpose of Trip: (multiple response) |
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Vacation / Holiday |
51% |
49% |
1 |
Visit Friends and Relatives |
48% |
43% |
5 |
Business |
27% |
31% |
-4 |
Attend Convention |
8% |
12% |
-5 |
Transportation Types Used in U.S.: (multiple response) |
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Company or Private Automobile |
34% |
36% |
-2 |
Rented Automobile |
33% |
35% |
-3 |
Airline in U.S. |
29% |
24% |
5 |
Bus between Cities |
8% |
7% |
2 |
Rail between Cities |
8% |
7% |
1 |
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2004 |
2003 |
% point change or % Change **** |
Prepaid Package |
6% |
6% |
0 pts |
First International Trip |
10% |
11% |
-1 pt |
Average Length of Stay in U.S. (nights) |
23.7 |
20.3 |
17% |
Daily Visitor Spending in U.S. |
$72 |
$80 |
-10% |
Average Number of States Visited |
1.4 |
1.4 |
0% |
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: June 2005 |
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