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U.S. Visitor Profile – India
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TRENDS IN ARRIVALS (in thousands) |
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Arrivals |
173 |
211 |
228 |
274 |
270 |
257 |
272 |
99 |
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% Change |
21% |
22% |
8% |
20% |
-1% |
-5% |
6% |
57% |
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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 |
$634 |
$779 |
$861 |
$1,112 |
$1,048 |
$1,093 |
n/a |
n/a |
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% Change |
17% |
23% |
11% |
29% |
-6% |
4% |
n/a |
n/a |
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INDIAN 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 |
42.9% |
117 |
46.1% |
118 |
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PACIFIC |
41.4% |
113 |
36.1% |
93 |
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California |
40.0% |
109 |
34.0% |
87 |
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New York |
*** |
*** |
34.6% |
89 |
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INDIAN 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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*** |
*** |
*** |
*** |
*** |
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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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Visit Friends and Relatives |
52% |
58% |
-6 |
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Business |
51% |
48% |
3 |
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Vacation / Holiday |
27% |
28% |
-1 |
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Attend Convention |
10% |
13% |
-3 |
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Transportation Types Used in U.S.: (multiple response) |
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Airline in U.S. |
42% |
39% |
3 |
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Company or Private Automobile |
29% |
27% |
2 |
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Rented Automobile |
20% |
27% |
-7 |
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Rail between Cities |
18% |
17% |
1 |
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Bus between Cities |
10% |
7% |
3 |
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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 |
3% |
3% |
0 pts |
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First International Trip |
28% |
22% |
6 pts |
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Average Length of Stay in U.S. (nights) |
40.4 |
48.6 |
-17% |
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Daily Visitor Spending in U.S. |
$56 |
$40 |
40% |
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Average Number of States Visited |
1.9 |
2.1 |
-10% | 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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