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U.S. Visitor Profile – Switzerland
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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 |
410 |
411 |
406 |
395 |
311 |
254 |
230 |
-180 |
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% Change |
-2% |
0% |
-1% |
-3% |
-21% |
-18% |
-9% |
-44% |
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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 |
$1,124 |
$1,146 |
$1,252 |
$1,176 |
$958 |
$696 |
n/a |
n/a |
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% Change |
-18% |
2% |
9% |
-6% |
-19% |
-27% |
n/a |
n/a |
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SWISS 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 |
35.3% |
81 |
38.3% |
97 |
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PACIFIC |
32.7% |
75 |
26.3% |
67 |
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SOUTH ATLANTIC |
31.2% |
72 |
32.7% |
83 |
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MOUNTAIN |
13.8% |
32 |
**** |
**** |
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NEW ENGLAND |
8.3% |
19 |
**** |
**** |
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California |
29.1% |
67 |
25.6% |
65 |
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New York |
28.4% |
65 |
33.0% |
84 |
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SWISS 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 |
27.1% |
62 |
30.5% |
77 |
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Los Angeles |
16.7% |
38 |
**** |
**** |
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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 |
59% |
53% |
6 |
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Visit Friends and Relatives |
40% |
37% |
3 |
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Business |
37% |
46% |
-8 |
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Attend Convention |
7% |
9% |
-2 |
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Transportation Types Used in U.S.: (multiple response) |
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Rented Automobile |
39% |
36% |
2 |
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Airline in U.S. |
31% |
30% |
1 |
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Company or Private Automobile |
28% |
27% |
1 |
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Rail between Cities |
19% |
18% |
1 |
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Bus between Cities |
7% |
5% |
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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First International Trip |
13% |
11% |
2 pts |
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Average Length of Stay in U.S. (nights) |
14.8% |
13.7 |
8% |
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Daily Visitor Spending in U.S. |
$169 |
$117 |
44% |
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Average Number of States Visited |
1.7 |
1.9 |
-11% | 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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