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U.S. Visitor Profile Australia
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TRENDS IN ARRIVALS (in thousands) |
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Year |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
Change 2003/1997 |
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Arrivals |
501 |
461 |
483 |
540 |
426 |
407 |
406 |
-95 |
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% Change |
8% |
-8% |
5% |
12% |
-21% |
-4% |
0% |
-19% |
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TRENDS IN RECEIPTS* (in millions) |
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Year |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
Change 2003/1997 |
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Receipts |
$1,839 |
$1,562 |
$1,735 |
$1,856 |
$1,382 |
$1,473 |
$1,505 |
-$334 |
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% Change |
8% |
-15% |
11% |
7% |
-26% |
7% |
2% |
-18% |
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AUSTRALIAN VISITATION ESTIMATES (Market Share & Volume in thousands) VISITATION TO CENSUS REGIONS AND STATES ** |
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Market Share 2003 |
Volume 2003 |
Market Share 2002 |
Volume 2002 |
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PACIFIC |
51.6% |
209 |
51.2% |
208 |
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MIDDLE ATLANTIC |
31.1% |
126 |
35.5% |
144 |
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MOUNTAIN |
23.0% |
93 |
20.7% |
84 |
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SOUTH ATLANTIC |
21.2% |
86 |
24.4% |
99 |
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PACIFIC ISLANDS |
15.2% |
62 |
*** |
*** |
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EAST NORTH CENTRAL |
13.0% |
53 |
12.2% |
50 |
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WEST SOUTH CENTRAL |
8.5% |
35 |
*** |
*** |
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NEW ENGLAND |
7.7% |
31 |
8.5% |
35 |
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California |
49.4% |
201 |
49.0% |
199 |
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New York |
27.0% |
110 |
31.2% |
127 |
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Hawaii |
15.2% |
62 |
*** |
*** |
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Nevada |
13.5% |
55 |
11.9% |
48 |
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Florida |
8.7% |
35 |
12.7% |
52 |
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Illinois |
8.0% |
32 |
8.2% |
33 |
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AUSTRALIAN VISITATION ESTIMATES (Market Share & Volume in thousands) VISITATION TO THE CITIES ** |
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Market Share 2003 |
Volume 2003 |
Market Share 2002 |
Volume 2002 |
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Los Angeles |
30.8% |
125 |
30.5% |
124 |
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New York City |
25.3% |
103 |
30.3% |
123 |
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San Francisco |
15.3% |
62 |
15.4% |
63 |
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Las Vegas |
12.7% |
53 |
11.4% |
46 |
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Chicago |
7.9% |
32 |
7.3% |
30 |
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Washington D.C. (Metro) |
*** |
*** |
8.9% |
36 |
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SELECTED TRAVELER CHARACTERISTICS (by Percentage Point Change) |
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2003 |
2002 |
% Point Change **** |
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Purpose of Trip: (multiple response) |
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Vacation / Holiday |
60% |
56% |
4 |
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Visit Friends and Relatives |
53% |
51% |
2 |
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Business |
29% |
34% |
-5 |
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Attend Convention |
14% |
13% |
1 |
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Transportation Types Used in U.S.: (multiple response) |
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Airline in U.S. |
50% |
46% |
4 |
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Company or Private Automobile |
36% |
36% |
0 |
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Rented Automobile |
30% |
31% |
-1 |
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Rail between Cities |
12% |
12% |
0 |
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Bus between Cities |
12% |
11% |
1 |
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SELECTED TRAVELER CHARACTERISTICS (by Percent Change) |
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2003 |
2002 |
% point change or % Change **** |
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Prepaid Package |
10% |
13% |
-3 pts |
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First International Trip |
28% |
24% |
4 pts |
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Average Length of Stay in U.S. (nights) |
23.1 |
24.0 |
-4% |
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Daily Visitor Spending in U.S. |
$79 |
$85 |
-7% |
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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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