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U.S. Visitor Profile – Mexico 

TRENDS IN ARRIVALS (in thousands)

Year

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

Change
2003/1997

Total Arrivals

8,431

9,276

9,915

10,322

9,558

9,807

9,670

1,239

% Change

-1%

10%

7%

4%

-7%

3%

-1%

15%

Air Arrivals

1,304

1,421

1,489

1,737

1,513

1,437

1,359

55

% Change

19%

9%

5%

17%

-13%

-5%

-5%

4%

TRENDS IN RECEIPTS* (in millions)

Year

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

Change
2003/1997

Receipts

$3,438

$3,818

$4,114

$5,162

$5,320

$5,507

$5,675

$2,237

% Change

14%

11%

8%

25%

3%

4%

3%

65%

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

Market Share 2003

Volume 2003

Market Share 2002

Volume 2002

PACIFIC

36.2%

492

29.1%

418

WEST SOUTH CENTRAL

21.0%

285

17.5%

251

SOUTH ATLANTIC

18.7%

254

***

***

MOUNTAIN

17.4%

236

26.0%

374

MIDDLE ATLANTIC

10.6%

144

10.2%

147

California

32.3%

439

27.3%

392

Texas

20.6%

280

15.7%

226

Florida

15.2%

207

***

***

New York

10.0%

136

***

***

Nevada

***

***

18.2%

262

Arizona

***

***

5.7%

82

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

Market Share 2003

Volume 2003

Market Share 2002

Volume 2002

Los Angeles

21.6%

294

21.1%

303

Miami

11.4%

155

***

***

New York

9.8%

133

***

***

Las Vegas

***

***

17.7%

254

Phoenix

***

***

5.0%

72

SELECTED TRAVELER CHARACTERISTICS (by Percentage Point Change)

2003

2002

% Point Change ****

Purpose of Trip: (multiple response)

Vacation / Holiday

54%

51%

3

Business

35%

35%

-1

Visit Friends and Relatives

34%

29%

5

Attend Convention

8%

14%

-6

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

Rented Automobile

34%

33%

1

Company or Private Automobile

26%

27%

-1

Airline in U.S.

15%

21%

-6

Rail between Cities

9%

8%

1

Bus between Cities

95

7%

2

SELECTED TRAVELER CHARACTERISTICS (by Percent Change)

2003

2002

% point change or % Change ****

Prepaid Package

10%

11%

-2 pts

First International Trip

7%

7%

0 pts

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

9.1

9.5

-4%

Daily Visitor Spending in U.S.

$125

$141

-11%

Average Number of States Visited

1.2

1.2

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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