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| Market Profile:
Western Europe
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| Western European Arrivals to the U.S. |
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Regional Profile: Western Europe
Western European ARRIVALS TO THE U.S.
TRENDS IN ARRIVALS (in thousands)
| Year |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
Change 2005/1999 |
| Arrivals |
10,847 |
11,175 |
9,111 |
8,248 |
8,294 |
9,306 |
9,880 |
-967 |
| % Change |
6% |
3% |
-18% |
-9% |
1% |
12% |
6% |
-9% |
TRENDS IN RECEIPTS1 (in millions)
| Year |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
Change 2005/1999 |
| Receipts |
$24,787 |
$26,498 |
$21,585 |
$20,487 |
$20,750 |
$24,710 |
n/a |
n/a |
| % Change |
8% |
7% |
-19% |
-5% |
1% |
19% |
n/a |
n/a |
WESTERN EUROPEAN 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 |
39.1% |
3,863 |
36.6% |
3,406 |
| SOUTH ATLANTIC |
35.2% |
3,478 |
36.2% |
3,369 |
| PACIFIC |
21.3% |
2,104 |
19.8% |
1,843 |
| MOUNTAIN |
12.0% |
1,186 |
12.9% |
1,200 |
| EAST NORTH CENTRAL |
8.9% |
879 |
9.0% |
838 |
| NEW ENGLAND |
7.4% |
731 |
8.4% |
782 |
| WEST SOUTH CENTRAL |
5.0% |
494 |
6.1% |
568 |
| PACIFIC ISLANDS |
2.1% |
207 |
2.7% |
251 |
| EAST SOUTH CENTRAL |
1.7% |
168 |
1.9% |
177 |
| WEST NORTH CENTRAL |
1.5% |
148 |
2.1% |
195 |
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| New York |
34.5% |
3,409 |
32.4% |
3,015 |
| Florida |
24.8% |
2,450 |
25.8% |
2,401 |
| California |
20.1% |
1,986 |
18.1% |
1,684 |
| Nevada |
8.7% |
860 |
8.8% |
819 |
| Illinois |
5.6% |
553 |
5.4% |
503 |
| Massachusetts |
5.5% |
543 |
6.3% |
586 |
| New Jersey |
4.8% |
474 |
4.1% |
382 |
| Texas |
4.1% |
405 |
4.6% |
428 |
| Georgia |
3.6% |
356 |
2.4% |
223 |
| Pennsylvania |
3.5% |
346 |
4.4% |
409 |
| Arizona |
3.4% |
336 |
4.0% |
372 |
| Hawaiian Islands |
2.1% |
207 |
2.7% |
251 |
| North Carolina |
1.6% |
158 |
2.1% |
195 |
| Virginia |
1.5% |
148 |
1.8% |
168 |
| Ohio |
1.3% |
128 |
1.9% |
177 |
| Connecticut |
1.3% |
128 |
1.6% |
149 |
| Maryland |
1.2% |
119 |
1.2% |
112 |
| Utah |
** |
** |
2.3% |
214 |
| Colorado |
** |
** |
2.2% |
205 |
| Michigan |
** |
** |
2.0% |
186 |
| Louisiana |
** |
** |
1.6% |
149 |
| Washington |
** |
** |
1.4% |
130 |
| South Carolina |
** |
** |
1.2% |
112 |
| Tennessee |
** |
** |
1.1% |
102 |
WESTERN EUROPEAN 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 |
33.1% |
3,270 |
30.7% |
2,857 |
| Orlando |
14.5% |
1,433 |
14.7% |
1,368 |
| San Francisco |
10.9% |
1,077 |
9.4% |
875 |
| Los Angeles |
9.9% |
978 |
8.9% |
828 |
| Las Vegas |
8.6% |
850 |
8.6% |
800 |
| Miami |
7.7% |
761 |
8.1% |
754 |
| Chicago |
5.3% |
524 |
5.3% |
493 |
| Washington, DC (Metro) |
5.2% |
514 |
6.1% |
568 |
| Boston |
5.1% |
504 |
5.7% |
530 |
| Tampa/St. Petersburg |
3.4% |
336 |
2.9% |
270 |
| Atlanta |
2.9% |
287 |
1.9% |
177 |
| Philadelphia |
2.8% |
277 |
3.0% |
279 |
| San Diego |
2.4% |
237 |
2.6% |
242 |
| Florida Keys |
1.9% |
188 |
2.4% |
223 |
| Ft. Lauderdale |
1.6% |
158 |
2.0% |
186 |
| Dallas/Ft. Worth |
1.5% |
148 |
1.6% |
149 |
| Oahu/Honolulu |
1.3% |
128 |
1.8% |
168 |
| San Jose |
1.2% |
119 |
1.3% |
121 |
| Houston |
** |
** |
2.2% |
205 |
| New Orleans |
** |
** |
1.4% |
130 |
| Riverside/San Bern. |
** |
** |
1.3% |
121 |
| Seattle |
** |
** |
1.1% |
102 |
| Detroit |
** |
** |
1.1% |
102 |
| Phoenix |
** |
** |
1.0% |
93 |
| Ft. Myers |
** |
** |
0.9% |
84 |
| Sarasota |
** |
** |
0.7% |
65 |
| Melbourne |
** |
** |
0.7% |
65 |
| Sacramento |
** |
** |
0.7% |
65 |
SELECTED TRAVELER CHARACTERISTICS
(by Percentage Point Change)
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2005 |
2004 |
% Point Change3 |
| Purpose of Trip: (multiple response) |
| Vacation / Holiday |
67% |
66% |
0 |
| Visit Friends and Relatives |
36% |
36% |
0 |
| Business |
23% |
23% |
0 |
| Attend Convention |
6% |
5% |
1 |
| Transportation Types Used in U.S.: (multiple response) |
| Rented Automobile |
35% |
35% |
0 |
| Company or Private Automobile |
24% |
27% |
-2 |
| Airline in U.S. |
21% |
22% |
-1 |
| Rail between Cities |
12% |
11% |
0 |
| Bus between Cities |
8% |
8% |
0 |
SELECTED TRAVELER CHARACTERISTICS
(by Percent Change)
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2005 |
2004 |
% Point Change or % Change3 |
| Prepaid Package |
17% |
17% |
0 pts. |
| First International Trip to U.S. |
21% |
24% |
-3 pts. |
| Average Length of Stay in U.S. (nights) |
14.7 |
15.0 |
-2% |
| Daily Visitor Spending in U.S. |
$100 |
$95 |
5% |
| Average Number of States Visited |
1.5 |
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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| (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. |
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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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