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U.S. Visitor Profile - Canada

CANADIAN ARRIVALS TO THE U.S. (One or More Nights)
TRENDS IN ARRIVALS (in thousands)

TRENDS IN ARRIVALS (in thousands)

Year

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

%Chg. 00/94

Arrivals

14,970

14,663

15,301

15,127

13,430

14,116

14,648

-2%

% Change

-13%

-2%

4%

-1%

-11%

5%

4%

TRENDS IN RECEIPTS* (in millions)

Year

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

%Chg. 00/94

Receipts

$6,252

$6,207

$6,842

$6,945

$6,206

$6,670

$7,055

13%

% Change

-9%

-1%

10%

2%

-11%

7%

6%

CANADIAN VISITATION ESTIMATES (Volume in thousands)
VISITATION TO THE STATES

Volume 2000

Volume 1999

NEW YORK

2,333

2,283

FLORIDA

1,967

1,690

WASHINGTON

1,582

1,644

MICHIGAN

1,229

1,232

CALIFORNIA

1,011

1,044

NEVADA

786

682

MAINE

683

661

PENNSYLVANIA

662

644

VERMONT

610

557

OHIO

513

486

MINNESOTA

511

487

MASSACHUSETTS

472

462

MONTANA

462

444

VIRGINIA

425

439

ILLINOIS

398

358

NORTH CAROLINA

366

367

SOUTH CAROLINA

364

347

GEORGIA

362

342

TEXAS

352

362

NORTH DAKOTA

333

337

OREGON

325

322

HAWAII

323

282

NEW HAMPSHIRE

299

306

TENNESSEE

297

298

ARIZONA

292

304

KENTUCKY

268

261

NEW JERSEY

254

333

IDAHO

199

192

MARYLAND

192

216

INDIANA

190

176

WISCONSIN

177

183

WEST VIRGINIA

166

158

CONNECTICUT

150

124

MISSOURI

146

119

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

144

136

COLORADO

132

115

LOUISIANA

116

104

UTAH

115

130

IOWA

105

101

SOUTH DAKOTA

90

94

WYOMING

76

74

ALASKA

54

60

NEW MEXICO

53

49

NEBRASKA

50

47

KANSAS

49

45

ALABAMA

48

**

SELECTED TRAVELER CHARACTERISTICS (by Percentage Point Change)

2000

1999

% Point Change

Purpose of Trip: (multiple response)

Vacation/Holiday

78%

78%

0

Visit Friends and Relatives

25%

25%

0

Business

22%

22%

0

Other

11%

12%

-1

Top Provinces of Origin:

Ontario

68%

67%

1

Quebec

22%

23%

-1

British Columbia

21%

21%

0

Alberta

12%

12%

0

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

Private Automobile

81%

83%

-2

Airline in U.S.

41%

40%

1

Bus between Cities

7%

7%

0

Other

7%

6%

1

SELECTED TRAVELER CHARACTERISTICS (by Percent Change)

2000

1999

% Change

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

7.0

7.1

-1%

Daily Visitor Spending in U.S.

$58

$56

4%

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: June 2001
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