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| Market Profile: Australia |
| 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 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
Change 2005/1999 |
| Arrivals |
483 |
540 |
426 |
407 |
406 |
520 |
582 |
99 |
| % Change |
5% |
12% |
-21% |
-4% |
0% |
28% |
12% |
20% |
TRENDS IN RECEIPTS1 (in millions)
| Year |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 pr |
Change 2005/1999 |
| Receipts |
$1,735 |
$1,856 |
$1,382 |
$1,473 |
$1,502 |
$2,074 |
$2,180 |
$445 |
| % Change |
11% |
7% |
-26% |
7% |
2% |
38% |
5% |
26% |
AUSTRALIAN VISITATION ESTIMATES (Market Share & Volume in thousands)
VISITATION TO CENSUS REGIONS AND STATES2
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Market Share 2005 |
Volume 2005 |
Market Share 2004 |
Volume 2004 |
| PACIFIC ISLANDS |
** |
** |
19.4% |
101 |
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| PACIFIC |
56.5% |
329 |
52.2% |
271 |
| MIDDLE ATLANTIC |
44.8% |
261 |
36.0% |
187 |
| MOUNTAIN |
27.9% |
162 |
24.6% |
128 |
| SOUTH ATLANTIC |
21.1% |
123 |
18.9% |
98 |
| EAST NORTH CENTRAL |
8.8% |
51 |
9.8% |
51 |
| NEW ENGLAND |
7.5% |
44 |
7.4% |
38 |
| WEST SOUTH CENTRAL |
6.0% |
35 |
7.6% |
40 |
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| California |
53.8% |
313 |
49.8% |
259 |
| New York |
41.9% |
244 |
32.2% |
167 |
| Nevada |
20.1% |
117 |
16.5% |
86 |
| Florida |
9.3% |
54 |
7.5% |
39 |
| Illinois |
5.7% |
33 |
6.0% |
31 |
| Massachusetts |
5.5% |
32 |
4.9% |
25 |
| Hawaii Islands |
** |
** |
19.4% |
101 |
AUSTRALIAN VISITATION ESTIMATES (Market Share & Volume in thousands)
VISITATION TO THE CITIES2
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Market Share 2005 |
Volume 2005 |
Market Share 2004 |
Volume 2004 |
| New York City |
40.4% |
235 |
31.1% |
162 |
| Los Angeles |
35.2% |
205 |
32.1% |
167 |
| Las Vegas |
19.7% |
115 |
15.7% |
82 |
| San Francisco |
17.1% |
99 |
16.1% |
84 |
| Anaheim |
12.5% |
73 |
8.2% |
43 |
| Washington D.C. (Metro) |
7.8% |
45 |
8.1% |
42 |
| Boston |
5.3% |
31 |
4.4% |
23 |
| Chicago |
** |
** |
5.5% |
29 |
SELECTED TRAVELER CHARACTERISTICS
(by Percentage Point Change)
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2005 |
2004 |
% Point Change 3 |
| Purpose of Trip: (multiple response) |
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| Vacation / Holiday |
67% |
67% |
0 |
| Visit Friends and Relatives |
56% |
49% |
7 |
| Business |
19% |
23% |
-4 |
| Attend Convention |
13% |
13% |
0 |
| Transportation Types Used in U.S.: (multiple response) |
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| Airline in U.S. |
49% |
49% |
0 |
| Company or Private Automobile |
32% |
32% |
-1 |
| Rented Automobile |
28% |
29% |
-1 |
| Rail between Cities |
14% |
13% |
1 |
| Bus between Cities |
12% |
13% |
-1 |
SELECTED TRAVELER CHARACTERISTICS (by Percent Change)
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2005 |
2004 |
% Point
Change or
% Change3 |
| Prepaid Package |
11% |
15% |
-4 pts. |
| First International Trip to U.S. |
33% |
34% |
-1 pt. |
| Average Length of Stay in U.S. (nights) |
23.7 |
20.4 |
16% |
| Daily Visitor Spending in U.S. |
$100 |
$99 |
1% |
| Average Number of States Visited |
2.2 |
2.1 |
5% |
| Notes: |
| (1) Excluding passenger fare receipts/exports. |
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| (2) Only census region, state, and city destinations having a sample size of 100 or more are displayed. Due to quarterly data weighting by country and port of entry, some unreported destinations may have a higher proportion of total than those reported. |
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| (3) Percentage-point and percentage changes are based on non-rounded data. |
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| (pr) Preliminary estimate subject to revision. |
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| (**) Estimate not shown due to sample size fewer than 100. |
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| Note: This profile shows only a few of the 35 travel characteristics data reported on international arrivals to the U.S. Additional information may be obtained for a fee. To learn more, please visit our website: http://tinet.ita.doc.gov/research/programs/ifs/index.html |
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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 2006 |
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