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Travel is part of the American psyche. Technology and infrastructure improvements have created a widely available travel product that is also affordable.
| Total Domestic U.S. Person-trips, 2004 |
1,163.9 Million |
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Purpose of Trip |
| Leisure Travel* |
81% |
| Business/Convention** |
12% |
| Combined Business and Pleasure |
7% |
| Modes of Transportation Used |
| Auto, Truck, RV |
73% |
| Airplane |
16% |
| Bus/Motorcoach |
2% |
| Train/Ship/Other |
4% |
| Rental Car (Primary Mode) |
3% |
| Top Activities for Domestic Travelers |
| Shopping |
First |
| Attend a social/family event |
Second |
| Outdoor Activities |
Third |
A person-trip is one person traveling 50 miles (one way) or more away from home and/or overnight. A trip is one or more persons from the same household traveling together.
*Travel for visiting friends/relatives, outdoor recreation, entertainment/sightseeing, or other pleasure/personal reasons.
** Travel for business - either general reasons (e.g., consulting, service) or to attend a convention/conference/seminar. |
| Source:Travel Industry Association of America; Travelscope® |
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U.S. Resident Travel Volume 1994-2004
Domestic U.S. travel in the U.S. has increased 12.1 percent from 1994 to 2004.
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Total U.S. Domestic Travel Volume in
Millions of Person-trips* |
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1994 |
1,038.7 |
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1995 |
1,065.6 |
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1996 |
1,067.4 |
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1997 |
1,101.8 |
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1998 |
1,108.0 |
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1999 |
1,089.5 |
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2000 |
1,100.8 |
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2001 |
1,123.1 |
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2002 |
1,127.0 |
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2003 |
1,140.9 |
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2004 |
1,163.9 |
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A person-trip is one person traveling 50 miles (one way) or more away from home and/or overnight. A trip is one or more persons from the same household traveling together. |
| Source:Travel Industry Association of America; Travelscope® |
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Share of Annual U.S. Travel by Month, 2004
(% of person-trips) |
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January |
6% |
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February |
6% |
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March |
7% |
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April |
8% |
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May |
9% |
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June |
9% |
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July |
11% |
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August |
11% |
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September |
8% |
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October |
8% |
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November |
8% |
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December |
9% |
| Source:Travel Industry Association of America; Travelscope® |
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Domestic Trip Activity Participation by U.S. Travelers, 2004
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Season of U.S. Travel in 2003
(% of person-trips) |
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Winter |
20% |
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Spring |
23% |
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Summer |
33% |
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Fall |
24% |
| Source:Travel Industry Association of America; Travelscope® |
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