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U.S. Visitor Profile – United Kingdom

TRENDS IN ARRIVALS * (in thousands)

Year

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

Change
2003/1997

Arrivals

3,721

3,975

4,252

4,703

4,097

3,817

3,936

215

% Change

15%

7%

7%

11%

-13%

-7%

3%

6%

TRENDS IN RECEIPTS** (in millions)

Year

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

Change
2003/1997

Receipts

$7,102

$7,600

$8,398

$9,957

$8,587

$8,177

$8,666

$1,564

% Change

10%

7%

11%

19%

-14%

-5%

6%

22%

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

Market Share 2003

Volume 2003

Market Share 2002

Volume 2002

SOUTH ATLANTIC

42.5%

1,673

43.1%

1,645

MIDDLE ATLANTIC

27.6%

1,086

28.0%

1,069

PACIFIC

19.0%

748

18.9%

721

MOUNTAIN

12.5%

492

11.6%

443

EAST NORTH CENTRAL

7.7%

303

8.1%

309

NEW ENGLAND

7.1%

279

8.4%

321

WEST SOUTH CENTRAL

4.6%

181

5.7%

218

PACIFIC ISLANDS

3.9%

154

2.1%

80

EAST SOUTH CENTRAL

****

****

2.7%

103

Florida

35.0%

1,378

33.9%

1,294

New York

23.2%

913

23.9%

912

California

17.6%

693

17.3%

660

Nevada

9.5%

374

7.9%

302

Massachusetts

5.4%

213

6.3%

240

Illinois

4.2%

165

4.4%

168

New Jersey

3.9%

154

3.8%

145

Hawaii

3.8%

150

2.1%

80

Texas

****

****

4.1%

156

Pennsylvania

****

****

4.4%

168

Arizona

****

****

2.1%

80

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

Market Share 2003

Volume 2003

Market Share 2002

Volume 2002

Orlando

23.8%

937

23.3%

889

New York City

22.1%

870

22.7%

866

Los Angeles

9.2%

362

9.6%

366

Las Vegas

9.2%

362

7.6%

290

San Francisco

8.0%

315

8.0%

305

Miami

5.9%

232

6.1%

233

Boston

4.7%

185

5.6%

214

Tampa/St. Petersburg

4.3%

169

4.0%

153

Washington, DC (Metro)

4.2%

165

5.4%

206

Chicago

4.0%

157

4.3%

164

Florida Keys

3.4%

134

2.5%

95

Honolulu

2.3%

91

****

****

Philadelphia

****

****

3.1%

118

San Diego

****

****

2.0%

76

SELECTED TRAVELER CHARACTERISTICS (by Percentage Point Change)

2003

2002

% Point Change
*****

Purpose of Trip: (multiple response)

Vacation / Holiday

74%

69%

5

Visit Friends and Relatives

32%

34%

-2

Business

19%

23%

-4

Attend Convention

4%

5%

-1

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

Rented Automobile

36%

36%

0

Private Automobile

28%

28%

0

Airline in U.S.

19%

22%

-3

Rail between Cities

9%

8%

1

Bus between Cities

8%

8%

0

SELECTED TRAVELER CHARACTERISTICS (by Percent Change)

2003

2002

% point change or % Change *****

Prepaid Package

22%

21%

1 pt

First International Trip

21%

16%

5 pts

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

12.3

13.6

-10%

Daily Visitor Spending in U.S.

$94

$89

6%

Average Number of States Visited

1.4

1.5

-7%

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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