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U.S. Visitor Profile – Venezuela

TRENDS IN ARRIVALS (in thousands)

Year

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

Change 2003/1997

Arrivals

488

541

552

577

555

396

284

-204

% Change

9%

11%

2%

5%

-4%

-29%

-28%

-42%

TRENDS IN RECEIPTS* (in millions)

Year

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

Change 2003/1997

Receipts

$1,440

$1,592

$1,697

$1,891

$1,809

$1,374

n/a

n/a

% Change

3%

11%

7%

11%

-4%

-24%

n/a

n/a

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

Market Share 2003

Volume 2003

Market Share 2002

Volume 2002

SOUTH ATLANTIC

88.5%

251

80.2%

318

MIDDLE ATLANTIC

***

***

16.4%

65

Florida

84.2%

239

76.1%

301

New York

***

***

15.6%

62

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

Market Share 2003

Volume 2003

Market Share 2002

Volume 2002

Miami

73.2%

208

58.6%

232

Orlando

18.9%

54

***

***

New York City

***

***

15.4%

61

SELECTED TRAVELER CHARACTERISTICS (by Percentage Point Change)

2003

2002

% point change or % Change ****

Purpose of Trip: (multiple response)

Vacation / Holiday

53%

60%

-6

Visit Friends and Relatives

51%

41%

10

Business

31%

25%

6

Attend Convention

3%

10%

-7

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

Rented Automobile

44%

50%

-6

Company or Private Automobile

38%

29%

9

Airline in U.S.

17%

17%

0

Bus between Cities

4%

7%

-3

Rail between Cities

4%

4%

0

SELECTED TRAVELER CHARACTERISTICS (by Percent Change)

2003

2002

% point change or % Change ****

Prepaid Package

3%

9%

-6 pts

First International Trip

5%

7%

-2 pts

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

23.1

15.2

52%

Daily Visitor Spending in U.S.

$67

$123

-46%

Average Number of States Visited

1.2

1.3

-8%

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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