| Market Profile: United Kingdom |
| British Arrivals to the U.S. |
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Market Profile: United Kingdom
BRITISH 1 ARRIVALS TO THE U.S. VIA AIR
| Year | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | Change 2005/1999 |
| Arrivals | 4,252 | 4,703 | 4,097 | 3,817 | 3,936 | 4,303 | 4,345 | 93 |
| % Change | 7% | 11% | -13% | -7% | 3% | 9% | 1% | 2% |
| Year | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 pr | Change 2005/1999 |
| Receipts | $8,398 | $9,957 | $8,587 | $8,177 | $8,579 | $9,576 | $10,623 | $2,225 |
| % Change | 11% | 19% | -14% | -5% | 5% | 12% | 11% | 26% |
| Market Share 2005 | Volume 2005 | Market Share 2004 | Volume 2004 | |
| SOUTH ATLANTIC | 41.7% | 1,812 | 41.4% | 1,781 |
| MIDDLE ATLANTIC | 31.8% | 1,382 | 31.0% | 1,334 |
| PACIFIC | 18.9% | 821 | 17.2% | 740 |
| MOUNTAIN | 13.3% | 578 | 12.9% | 555 |
| NEW ENGLAND | 6.5% | 282 | 7.7% | 331 |
| EAST NORTH CENTRAL | 6.2% | 269 | 7.5% | 323 |
| WEST SOUTH CENTRAL | 4.1% | 178 | 5.2% | 224 |
| PACIFIC ISLANDS | 2.4% | 104 | 2.8% | 120 |
| Florida | 34.3% | 1,490 | 34.4% | 1,480 |
| New York | 27.8% | 1,208 | 26.7% | 1,149 |
| California | 17.9% | 778 | 16.1% | 693 |
| Nevada | 10.3% | 448 | 9.3% | 400 |
| Massachusetts | 4.5% | 196 | 5.3% | 228 |
| Illinois | 3.8% | 165 | 4.9% | 211 |
| Hawaii | 2.4% | 104 | 2.8% | 120 |
| Pennsylvania | ** | ** | 3.9% | 168 |
| Arizona | ** | ** | 3.1% | 133 |
| Market Share 2005 | Volume 2005 | Market Share 2004 | Volume 2004 | |
| New York City | 26.9% | 1,169 | 25.6% | 1,102 |
| Orlando | 24.4% | 1,060 | 24.5% | 1,054 |
| Las Vegas | 10.1% | 439 | 9.1% | 392 |
| San Francisco | 9.4% | 408 | 8.4% | 361 |
| Los Angeles | 8.3% | 361 | 7.9% | 340 |
| Miami | 6.6% | 287 | 5.7% | 245 |
| Tampa/St. Petersburg | 5.5% | 239 | 4.1% | 176 |
| Washington, DC (Metro) | 4.1% | 178 | 4.3% | 185 |
| Boston | 3.8% | 165 | 5.0% | 215 |
| Chicago | ** | ** | 4.8% | 207 |
| San Diego | ** | ** | 1.9% | 82 |
| 2005 | 2004 | % Point Change 4 | |
| Purpose of Trip: (multiple response) | |||
| Vacation / Holiday | 75% | 76% | -1 |
| Visit Friends and Relatives | 32% | 31% | 0 |
| Business | 16% | 16% | 0 |
| Attend Convention | 3% | 3% | 0 |
| Transportation Types Used in U.S.: (multiple response) | |||
| Rented Automobile | 36% | 36% | 0 |
| Company or Private Automobile | 24% | 26% | -2 |
| Airline in U.S | 19% | 19% | 0 |
| Rail between Cities | 8% | 9% | 0 |
| Bus between Cities | 8% | 8% | 0 |
| 2005 | 2004 | % Point Change or % Change 3 |
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| Prepaid Package | 25% | 25% | 0 pts. |
| First International Trip to U.S. | 17% | 22% | -5 pts. |
| Average Length of Stay in U.S. (nights) | 12.6 | 12.7 | -1% |
| Daily Visitor Spending in U.S. | $104 | $99 | 5% |
| Average Number of States Visited | 1.4 | 1.5 | -7% |
| Notes: |
| (1) Denotes residents of England, Scotland ,Wales and Northern Ireland. |
| (2) Excluding passenger fare receipts/exports. |
| (3) 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. |
| (4) Percentage-point and percentage changes are based on non-rounded data. |
(pr) Preliminary estimate subject to revision. |
(**) Estimate not shown due to sample size fewer than 100. |
| 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 |
| Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, ITA, Office of Travel and Tourism Industries; Bureau of Economic Analysis |
| Publication Date: May 2006 |