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U.S. Visitor Profile – Spain

TRENDS IN ARRIVALS (in thousands)

Arrivals

328

326

363

361

291

270

284

-44

% Change

1%

-1%

11%

-1%

-19%

-7%

5%

-13%

TRENDS IN RECEIPTS* (in millions)

Year

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

Change
2003/1997

Receipts

$964

$961

$1,043

$1,094

$825

$804

n/a

n/a

% Change

16%

0%

9%

5%

-25%

-3%

n/a

n/a

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

Market Share 2003

Volume 2003

Market Share 2002

Volume 2002

MIDDLE ATLANTIC

46.9%

133

53.9%

146

SOUTH ATLANTIC

39.7%

113

33.4%

90

New York

43.5%

124

51.1%

138

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

Market Share 2003

Volume 2003

Market Share 2002

Volume 2002

New York City

43.4%

123

49.2%

133

SELECTED TRAVELER CHARACTERISTICS (by Percentage Point Change)

2003

2002

% Point Change ****

Purpose of Trip: (multiple response)

Vacation / Holiday

67%

59%

8

Visit Friends and Relatives

29%

37%

-8

Business

24%

25%

-1

Attend Convention

7%

15%

-7

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

Company or Private Automobile

29%

29%

0

Airline in U.S.

24%

16%

8

Rented Automobile

22%

19%

3

Bus between Cities

12%

12%

-1

Rail between Cities

9%

9%

-1

SELECTED TRAVELER CHARACTERISTICS (by Percent Change)

2003

2002

% point change or % Change ****

Prepaid Package

12%

12%

0 pts

First International Trip

31%

29%

2 pts

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

12.0

14.0

-14%

Daily Visitor Spending in U.S.

$106

$86

23%

Average Number of States Visited

1.4

1.4

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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