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U.S. Visitor Profile – Taiwan
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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 |
443 |
386 |
453 |
457 |
357 |
288 |
239 |
-204 |
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% Change |
7% |
-13% |
17% |
1% |
-22% |
-19% |
-17% |
-46% |
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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 |
$1,287 |
$1,035 |
$1,189 |
$1,184 |
$917 |
$794 |
n/a |
n/a |
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% Change |
-6% |
-20% |
15% |
0% |
-23% |
-13% |
n/a |
n/a |
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TAIWANESE 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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PACIFIC |
67.9% |
162 |
67.9% |
196 |
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MIDDLE ATLANTIC |
18.2% |
43 |
19.8% |
57 |
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MOUNTAIN |
17.1% |
41 |
18.7% |
54 |
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EAST NORTH CENTRAL |
10.7% |
26 |
6.1% |
18 |
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SOUTH ATLANTIC |
10.2% |
24 |
14.0% |
40 |
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WEST SOUTH CENTRAL |
9.8% |
23 |
7.9% |
23 |
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NEW ENGLAND |
*** |
*** |
4.5% |
13 |
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U.S. Mainland |
91.5% |
219 |
92.7% |
267 |
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California |
63.3% |
151 |
63.9% |
184 |
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New York |
14.5% |
35 |
16.7% |
48 |
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Nevada |
13.3% |
32 |
14.7% |
42 |
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Texas |
8.7% |
21 |
6.7% |
19 |
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Illinois |
7.1% |
17 |
*** |
*** |
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Washington |
6.5% |
16 |
5.0% |
14 |
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New Jersey |
3.9% |
9 |
3.6% |
10 |
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TAIWANESE 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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Los Angeles |
39.0% |
93 |
39.2% |
113 |
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San Francisco |
22.2% |
53 |
22.8% |
66 |
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New York City |
13.4% |
32 |
16.2% |
47 |
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Las Vegas |
13.0% |
31 |
14.5% |
42 |
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San Jose |
8.2% |
20 |
9.5% |
27 |
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Seattle |
6.1% |
15 |
4.8% |
14 |
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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 |
50% |
50% |
1 |
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Visit Friends and Relatives |
44% |
48% |
-4 |
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Business |
42% |
39% |
3 |
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Attend Convention |
12% |
15% |
-3 |
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Transportation Types Used in U.S.: (multiple response) |
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Company or Private Automobile |
46% |
44% |
2 |
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Airline in U.S. |
35% |
38% |
-4 |
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Rented Automobile |
30% |
32% |
-2 |
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Bus between Cities |
12% |
11% |
1 |
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Rail between Cities |
5% |
6% |
-1 |
| SELECTED TRAVELER CHARACTERISTICS (by Percent Change) |
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2003 |
2002 |
% Point Change or % Change **** |
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Prepaid Package |
12% |
15% |
-3 pts |
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First International Trip |
17% |
21% |
-4 pts |
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Average Length of Stay in U.S. (nights) |
25.1% |
18.7 |
34% |
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Daily Visitor Spending in U.S. |
$76 |
$105 |
-28% |
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Average Number of States Visited |
1.6 |
1.6 |
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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