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U.S. Visitor Profile – France
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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 |
978 |
1,013 |
1,059 |
1,087 |
876 |
734 |
689 |
-289 |
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% Change |
-1% |
4% |
5% |
3% |
-19% |
-16% |
-6% |
-30% |
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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 |
$2,496 |
$2,348 |
$2,330 |
$2,637 |
$2,165 |
$1,974 |
n/a |
n/a |
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% Change |
7% |
-6% |
-1% |
13% |
-18% |
-9% |
n/a |
n/a |
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FRENCH 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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MIDDLE ATLANTIC |
39.2% |
270 |
34.9% |
256 |
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PACIFIC |
29.8% |
205 |
28.0% |
206 |
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SOUTH ATLANTIC |
26.4% |
182 |
32.7% |
240 |
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MOUNTAIN |
14.6% |
101 |
16.6% |
122 |
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New York |
32.9% |
227 |
30.9% |
227 |
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California |
28.5% |
196 |
25.9% |
190 |
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Florida |
*** |
*** |
18.2% |
134 |
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FRENCH 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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New York City |
31.6% |
218 |
29.5% |
217 |
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San Francisco |
15.9% |
110 |
15.1% |
111 |
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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 |
54% |
55% |
-1 |
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Visit Friends and Relatives |
42% |
44% |
-2 |
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Business |
31% |
27% |
4 |
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Attend Convention |
5% |
9% |
-3 |
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Transportation Types Used in U.S.: (multiple response) |
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Rented Automobile |
30% |
32% |
-2 |
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Private Automobile |
26% |
26% |
0 |
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Airline in U.S. |
18% |
23% |
-5 |
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Rail between Cities |
15% |
14% |
1 |
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Bus between Cities |
11% |
9% |
2 |
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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 |
12% |
11% |
1 pt |
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First International Trip |
22% |
24% |
-2 pts |
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Average Length of Stay in U.S. (nights) |
22.4 |
17.5 |
28% |
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Daily Visitor Spending in U.S. |
$76 |
$81 |
-6% |
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Average Number of States Visited |
1.7 |
1.7 |
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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