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U.S. Visitor Profile – Australia

TRENDS IN ARRIVALS (in thousands)

Year

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

Change
2003/1997

Arrivals

501

461

483

540

426

407

406

-95

% Change

8%

-8%

5%

12%

-21%

-4%

0%

-19%

TRENDS IN RECEIPTS* (in millions)

Year

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

Change
2003/1997

Receipts

$1,839

$1,562

$1,735

$1,856

$1,382

$1,473

$1,505

-$334

% Change

8%

-15%

11%

7%

-26%

7%

2%

-18%

AUSTRALIAN VISITATION ESTIMATES
(Market Share & Volume in thousands)
VISITATION TO CENSUS REGIONS AND STATES
**

Market Share 2003

Volume 2003

Market Share 2002

Volume 2002

PACIFIC

51.6%

209

51.2%

208

MIDDLE ATLANTIC

31.1%

126

35.5%

144

MOUNTAIN

23.0%

93

20.7%

84

SOUTH ATLANTIC

21.2%

86

24.4%

99

PACIFIC ISLANDS

15.2%

62

***

***

EAST NORTH CENTRAL

13.0%

53

12.2%

50

WEST SOUTH CENTRAL

8.5%

35

***

***

NEW ENGLAND

7.7%

31

8.5%

35

California

49.4%

201

49.0%

199

New York

27.0%

110

31.2%

127

Hawaii

15.2%

62

***

***

Nevada

13.5%

55

11.9%

48

Florida

8.7%

35

12.7%

52

Illinois

8.0%

32

8.2%

33

AUSTRALIAN VISITATION ESTIMATES
(Market Share & Volume in thousands) VISITATION TO THE CITIE
S **

Market Share 2003

Volume 2003

Market Share 2002

Volume 2002

Los Angeles

30.8%

125

30.5%

124

New York City

25.3%

103

30.3%

123

San Francisco

15.3%

62

15.4%

63

Las Vegas

12.7%

53

11.4%

46

Chicago

7.9%

32

7.3%

30

Washington D.C. (Metro)

***

***

8.9%

36

SELECTED TRAVELER CHARACTERISTICS (by Percentage Point Change)

2003

2002

% Point Change
****

Purpose of Trip: (multiple response)

Vacation / Holiday

60%

56%

4

Visit Friends and Relatives

53%

51%

2

Business

29%

34%

-5

Attend Convention

14%

13%

1

Transportation Types Used in U.S.: (multiple response)

Airline in U.S.

50%

46%

4

Company or Private Automobile

36%

36%

0

Rented Automobile

30%

31%

-1

Rail between Cities

12%

12%

0

Bus between Cities

12%

11%

1

SELECTED TRAVELER CHARACTERISTICS (by Percent Change)

2003

2002

% point change or % Change ****

Prepaid Package

10%

13%

-3 pts

First International Trip

28%

24%

4 pts

Average Length of Stay in U.S. (nights)

23.1

24.0

-4%

Daily Visitor Spending in U.S.

$79

$85

-7%

Average Number of States Visited

2.0

2.0

0%

Notes:

r - The 2001 and 2002 arrivals total have been revised downward from the preliminary estimate released earlier by OTTI.
pr - Preliminary will be revised
* Excluding passenger fare receipts/exports.
** Only the census regions, states, and cities are displayed that have a statistically reliable respondent base for the survey year(s).
*** Not displayed due to low respondent base for this survey year.
**** Variance due to rounding.Sources:  U.S. Department of Commerce, ITA, Office of Travel and Tourism Industries, Bureau of Economic Analysis

Publication Date: April 2004
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