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U.S. Visitor Profile – Germany

TRENDS IN ARRIVALS (in thousands)

Year

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

Change
2003/1997

Arrivals

1,994

1,902

1,985

1,786

1,314

1,190

1,180

-814

% Change

0%

-5%

4%

-10%

-26%

-9%

-1%

-41%

TRENDS IN RECEIPTS* (in millions)

Year

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

Change
2003/1997

Receipts

$4,146

$4,155

$4,398

$4,035

$2,936

$2,934

n/a

n/a

% Change

-6%

0%

6%

-8%

-27%

0%

n/a

n/a

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

Market Share 2003

Volume 2003

Market Share 2002

Volume 2002

SOUTH ATLANTIC

35.7%

421

33.3%

396

MIDDLE ATLANTIC

31.3%

369

28.0%

333

PACIFIC

21.8%

257

21.7%

258

MOUNTAIN

15.0%

177

14.9%

177

EAST NORTH CENTRAL

14.0%

165

16.0%

190

WEST SOUTH CENTRAL

9.5%

112

9.6%

114

NEW ENGLAND

9.2%

109

7.7%

92

New York

25.1%

296

21.2%

252

California

20.2%

238

19.8%

236

Florida

19.1%

225

17.0%

202

Nevada

8.4%

99

7.3%

87

Arizona

7.1%

84

6.0%

71

Texas

6.5%

77

7.2%

86

Illinois

***

***

7.7%

92

Georgia

***

***

7.0%

83

Pennsylvania

***

***

6.8%

81

Massachusetts

***

***

6.3%

75

Michigan

***

***

5.3%

63

GERMAN VISITATION ESTIMATES (Market Share & Volume in thousands)
VISITATION TO THE CITIES **

Market Share 2003

Volume 2003

Market Share 2002

Volume 2002

New York City

22.9%

270

19.5%

232

San Francisco

10.2%

120

10.2%

121

Los Angeles

9.6%

113

8.8%

105

Washington, DC (Metro)

8.3%

98

5.9%

70

Las Vegas

8.1%

96

6.9%

82

Miami

***

***

7.0%

83

Chicago

***

***

7.0%

83

Atlanta

***

***

6.2%

74

Boston

***

***

5.6%

67

SELECTED TRAVELER CHARACTERISTICS (by Percentage Point Change)

2003

2003

% point change or % Change ****

Purpose of Trip: (multiple response)

Vacation / Holiday

53%

52%

1

Visit Friends and Relatives

41%

39%

2

Business

33%

39%

-6

Attend Convention

9%

11%

-2

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

Rented Automobile

40%

43%

-3

Company or Private Automobile

31%

31%

0

Airline in U.S.

24%

24%

0

Rail between Cities

15%

11%

4

Bus between Cities

6%

6%

0

SELECTED TRAVELER CHARACTERISTICS (by Percent Change)

2003

2002

% point change or % Change ****

Prepaid Package

6%

6%

0 pts

First International Trip

20%

15%

5 pts

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

17.8

17.8

0%

Daily Visitor Spending in U.S.

$89

$84

6%

Average Number of States Visited

1.8

1.7

6%

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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