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| Market Profile: Korea |
| Korean Arrivals to the U.S. |
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Market Profile: Korea
KOREAN ARRIVALS TO THE U.S.
TRENDS IN ARRIVALS (in thousands)
| Year |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
Change 2005/1999 |
| Arrivals |
499 |
662 |
618 |
639 |
618 |
627 |
705 |
206 |
| % Change |
37% |
33% |
-7% |
3% |
-3% |
1% |
12% |
41% |
TRENDS IN RECEIPTS 1(in millions)
| Year |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
Change 2005/1999 |
| Receipts |
$1,251 |
$2,216 |
$1,927 |
$2,175 |
$2,151 |
$2,218 |
n/a |
n/a |
| % Change |
26% |
77% |
-13% |
13% |
-1% |
3% |
n/a |
n/a |
KOREAN VISITATION ESTIMATES (Market Share & Volume in thousands)
VISITATION TO CENSUS REGIONS AND STATES 2
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Market Share 2005 |
Volume 2005 |
Market Share 2004 |
Volume 2004 |
| MIDDLE ATLANTIC |
39.7% |
280 |
31.4% |
197 |
| PACIFIC |
39.0% |
275 |
44.7% |
280 |
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| California |
35.8% |
252 |
43.5% |
273 |
| New York |
33.8% |
238 |
26.1% |
164 |
KOREAN VISITATION ESTIMATES (Market Share & Volume in thousands)
VISITATION TO THE CITIES1
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Market Share 2005 |
Volume 2005 |
Market Share 2004 |
Volume 2004 |
| New York City |
32.4% |
228 |
24.4% |
153 |
| Los Angeles |
19.4% |
137 |
18.8% |
118 |
| San Francisco |
14.0% |
99 |
22.8% |
143 |
SELECTED TRAVELER CHARACTERISTICS
(by Percentage Point Change)
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20052 |
2004 |
% Point Change3 |
| Purpose of Trip: (multiple response) |
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| Vacation / Holiday |
48% |
47% |
1 |
| Visit Friends and Relatives |
34% |
36% |
-2 |
| Business |
41% |
35% |
6 |
| Attend Convention |
10% |
11% |
-1 |
| Transportation Types Used in U.S.: (multiple response) |
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| Airline in U.S |
32% |
30% |
-6 |
| Company or Private Automobile |
27% |
37% |
2 |
| Rented Automobile |
25% |
31% |
-10 |
| Bus between Cities |
11% |
8% |
3 |
| Rail between Cities |
6% |
7% |
-1 |
SELECTED TRAVELER CHARACTERISTICS (by Percent Change)
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2005 |
2004 |
% Point
Change or
% Change 3 |
| Prepaid Package |
18% |
17% |
1 pt. |
| First International Trip to U.S. |
24% |
25% |
-2 pts |
| Average Length of Stay in U.S. (nights) |
21.4 |
27.0 |
-21% |
| Daily Visitor Spending in U.S. |
$102 |
$63 |
62% |
| 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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| (n/a) Estimate not yet available. |
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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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