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| Market Profile: France |
| French Arrivals to the U.S. |
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Market Profile: France
FRENCH ARRIVALS TO THE U.S.
TRENDS IN ARRIVALS (in thousands)
| Year |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
Change 2005/1999 |
| Arrivals |
1,059 |
1,087 |
876 |
734 |
689 |
775 |
879 |
-180 |
| % Change |
5% |
3% |
-19% |
-16% |
-6% |
12% |
13% |
-17% |
TRENDS IN RECEIPTS1(in millions)
| Year |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 pr |
Change 2005/1999 |
| Receipts |
$2,330 |
$2,637 |
$2,165 |
$1,974 |
$1,739 |
$2,008 |
n/a |
n/a |
| % Change |
-1% |
13% |
-18% |
-9% |
-12% |
15% |
n/a |
n/a |
FRENCH 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 |
| MIDDLE ATLANTIC |
37.8% |
332 |
31.0% |
240 |
| PACIFIC |
30.5% |
268 |
30.3% |
235 |
| SOUTH ATLANTIC |
26.7% |
235 |
30.3% |
235 |
| MOUNTAIN |
** |
** |
17.3% |
134 |
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| New York |
32.7% |
287 |
28.4% |
220 |
| California |
29.7% |
261 |
27.7% |
215 |
| Florida |
** |
** |
15.8% |
122 |
FRENCH 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 |
30.5% |
268 |
26.4% |
205 |
| San Francisco |
** |
** |
14.1% |
109 |
SELECTED TRAVELER CHARACTERISTICS
(by Percentage Point Change)
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2005 |
2004 |
% Point Change3 |
| Purpose of Trip: (multiple response) |
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| Vacation / Holiday |
55% |
53% |
2 |
| Visit Friends and Relatives |
37% |
43% |
-6 |
| Business |
30% |
30% |
-1 |
| Attend Convention |
8% |
6% |
2 |
| Transportation Types Used in U.S.: (multiple response) |
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| Rented Automobile |
38% |
34% |
4 |
| Airline in U.S |
19% |
24% |
-5 |
| Company or Private Automobile |
18% |
23% |
-5 |
| Rail between Cities |
17% |
16% |
1 |
| Bus between Cities |
10% |
12% |
-2 |
SELECTED TRAVELER CHARACTERISTICS (by Percent Change)
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2005 |
2004 |
% Point
Change or
% Change 3 |
| Prepaid Package |
16% |
13% |
3 pts. |
| First International Trip to U.S. |
25% |
18% |
8 pts. |
| Average Length of Stay in U.S. (nights) |
15.4 |
16.4 |
-6% |
| Daily Visitor Spending in U.S. |
$110 |
$100 |
10% |
| Average Number of States Visited |
1.7 |
1.6 |
6% |
| 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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| (n/a) Estimate not yet available. |
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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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