TRENDS IN RECEIPTS* (in millions)
Year	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	% Change 1998/1992
Receipts	$17,087	$18,713	$18,111	$19,974	$21,958	$22,049	$22,819	34%
% Change	23%	10%	-3%	10%	10%	0%	3%

WESTERN EUROPEAN VISITATION ESTIMATES (Market Share & Volume in thousands)

VISITATION TO THE STATES
	Market Share 1998	Volume 1998	Market Share 1997	Volume 1997
New York	27.2%	2,795	26.6%	2,662
Florida	26.4%	2,712	26.6%	2,662
California	25.0%	2,569	26.3%	2,632
Nevada	9.5%	976	9.8%	981
Massachusetts	7.2%	740	7.4%	741
Illinois	6.5%	668	5.3%	530
Arizona	5.6%	575	6.5%	650
Texas	5.0%	514	4.9%	490
New Jersey	3.9%	401	3.5%	350
Georgia	3.7%	380	3.7%	370
Pennsylvania	3.2%	329	3.6%	360
Utah	2.7%	277	2.9%	290
Virginia	2.5%	257	2.3%	230
Louisiana	2.3%	236	2.1%	210
Colorado	2.3%	236	3.2%	320
Hawaiian Islands	2.2%	226	2.6%	260
Washington	2.0%	205	2.7%	270
North Carolina	1.9%	195	3.0%	300
Michigan	1.8%	185	1.7%	170
Ohio	1.7%	175	2.0%	200
Connecticut	1.5%	154	2.1%	210
South Carolina	1.3%	134	1.9%	190
Tennessee	1.3%	134	1.6%	160
Minnesota	1.3%	134	1.5%	150
Wisconsin	1.1%	113	1.2%	120
Maryland	1.1%	113	1.5%	150
Oregon	1.1%	113	1.4%	140
New Hampshire	1.0%	103	1.0%	100
Maine	0.9%	92	1.0%	100
Missouri	0.9%	92	0.9%	90
New Mexico	0.9%	92	0.8%	80
Indiana	0.8%	82	0.9%	90
Rhode Island	0.8%	82	**	**
Wyoming	0.7%	72	1.0%	100
Vermont	0.6%	62	0.7%	70
Alabama	**	**	0.7%	70

VISITATION TO THE CITIES
	Market Share 1998	Volume 1998	Market Share 1997	Volume 1997
New York City	25.6%	2,630	25.1%	2,512
Orlando	16.8%	1,726	15.0%	1,501
Los Angeles	13.6%	1,397	14.3%	1,431
San Francisco	13.0%	1,336	13.2%	1,321
Las Vegas	8.8%	904	9.4%	941
Miami	8.0%	822	9.2%	921
District of Columbia (Greater Metro)	7.2%	740	7.5%	751
Boston	6.4%	658	6.8%	680
Chicago	6.3%	647	5.1%	510
Tampa/St. Petersburg	5.6%	575	4.1%	410
San Diego	4.1%	421	4.7%	470
Atlanta	3.2%	329	2.8%	280
Phoenix	2.8%	288	2.4%	240
Ft. Myers	2.4%	247	1.3%	130
Houston	2.3%	236	2.1%	210
Ft. Lauderdale	2.2%	226	1.8%	180
New Orleans	2.1%	216	1.9%	190
Philadelphia	2.0%	205	2.2%	220
San Jose	1.9%	195	1.4%	140
Dallas/Ft. Worth	1.8%	185	2.1%	210
Seattle	1.8%	185	2.4%	240
Riverside/San Bern.	1.6%	164	1.7%	170
Anaheim	1.5%	154	1.8%	180
Monterey	1.5%	154	1.6%	160
West Palm Beach	1.5%	154	1.1%	110
Sarasota	1.4%	144	1.6%	160
Oahu/Honolulu	1.4%	144	1.5%	150
Denver	1.3%	134	1.8%	180
Buffalo	1.2%	123	1.3%	130
Detroit	1.2%	123	1.1%	110
Newark	1.2%	123	1.1%	110
Melbourne, Florida	1.2%	123	0.9%	90
Minn./St. Paul	1.1%	113	1.2%	120
Norfolk, VA	1.0%	103	0.8%	80
Santa Barbara	1.0%	103	1.2%	120
Jacksonville	0.9%	92	**	**
Daytona Beach	0.9%	92	1.1%	110
Sacramento	0.9%	92	1.1%	110
Raleigh	0.8%	82	1.0%	100
Nassau, NY	0.8%	82	0.7%	70
Baltimore	0.8%	82	0.9%	90
San Luis Obispo	0.8%	82	**	**
Portland	0.7%	72	1.1%	110
Salt Lake City	0.7%	72	0.7%	70
Portland, OR	0.7%	72	**	**
Reno	0.6%	62	**	**
San Antonio	0.6%	62	**	**
Cincinnati	0.6%	62	0.7%	70
Nashville	0.6%	62	0.8%	80
Charleston	0.6%	62	0.9%	90
Maui	0.6%	62	1.0%	100
Memphis	0.6%	62	0.7%	70
Oakland	0.6%	62	**	**
Tucson	0.6%	62	0.8%	80
St. Louis	**	**	0.7%	70
Pittsburgh	**	**	0.7%	70
Charlotte, NC	**	**	0.7%	70
Fresno	**	**	0.7%	70

SELECTED TRAVELER CHARACTERISTICS (by Percentage Point Change)
	1998	1997	% Point Change
Purpose of Trip: (multiple response)
Vacation / Holiday	64%	63%	1
Visit Friends and Relatives	36%	36%	-0
Business	30%	32%	-2
Attend Convention	8%	8%	0
Prepaid Package	17%	14%	3
First International Trip	22%	23%	-1
Transportation Types Used in U.S.: (multiple response)
Rented Automobile	41%	41%	-0
Private Automobile	27%	29%	-2
Airline in U.S.	25%	28%	-3
Rail between Cities	9%	9%	0
Bus between Cities	8%	8%	-0

SELECTED TRAVELER CHARACTERISTICS (by Percent Change)
	1998	1997	% Change
Average Length of Stay in U.S. (nights)	16.7	16.7	0%
Daily Visitor Spending in U.S.	$88	$86	2%
Average Number of States Visited	1.7	1.8	-6%

Notes:
*	Excluding passenger fare receipts/exports.
**	Not displayed due to low respondent base for this survey year.
n/a	Information not available.

Source:
	Tourism Industries, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce
	Bureau of Economic Analysis, Economics and Statistics Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce.

Publication Date:

October 1999