| Market Profile: Canada |
| Canadian Arrivals to the U.S. |
|
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TRENDS IN ARRIVALS (in thousands) | ||||||||
|
Year |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
%Chg. 99/93 |
|
Arrivals |
17,293 |
14,974 |
14,663 |
15,301 |
15,127 |
13,422 |
14,110 |
-18% |
|
% Change |
-7% |
-13% |
-2% |
4% |
-1% |
-11% |
5% |
|
TRENDS IN RECEIPTS* (in millions) | ||||||||
|
Year |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996r |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
%Chg. 99/93 |
|
Receipts |
$7,458 |
$6,252 |
$6,207 |
$6,842 |
$6,836 |
$6,206 |
$8,034 |
8% |
|
% Change |
-4% |
-16% |
-1% |
10% |
-0% |
-9% |
29% |
|
VISITATION TO THE STATES (Volume in thousands) | |||
|
|
Volume 1999 |
Volume 1998 |
% Change |
|
New York |
2,283 |
2,209 |
3% |
|
Florida |
1,690 |
1,720 |
-2% |
|
Washington |
1,644 |
1,541 |
7% |
|
Michigan |
1,232 |
1,205 |
2% |
|
California |
1,044 |
973 |
7% |
|
Nevada |
682 |
694 |
-2% |
|
Maine |
661 |
595 |
11% |
|
Pennsylvania |
644 |
561 |
15% |
|
Vermont |
557 |
552 |
1% |
|
Ohio |
486 |
480 |
1% |
|
Massachusetts |
462 |
433 |
7% |
|
Montana |
444 |
426 |
4% |
|
Minnesota |
487 |
422 |
16% |
|
Virginia |
439 |
411 |
7% |
|
Georgia |
342 |
370 |
-7% |
|
South Carolina |
347 |
343 |
1% |
|
North Carolina |
367 |
338 |
9% |
|
Illinois |
358 |
336 |
7% |
|
Texas |
362 |
335 |
8% |
|
Tennessee |
298 |
334 |
-11% |
|
Arizona |
304 |
323 |
-6% |
|
Oregon |
322 |
319 |
1% |
|
Kentucky |
261 |
316 |
-17% |
|
North Dakota |
337 |
300 |
12% |
|
New Hampshire |
306 |
256 |
20% |
|
Hawaii |
282 |
247 |
14% |
|
New Jersey |
333 |
213 |
56% |
|
Idaho |
192 |
183 |
5% |
|
Indiana |
176 |
175 |
1% |
|
Wisconsin |
183 |
173 |
6% |
|
West Virginia |
158 |
155 |
2% |
|
Maryland |
216 |
137 |
58% |
|
Utah |
130 |
129 |
0% |
|
District of Columbia |
136 |
124 |
10% |
|
Connecticut |
124 |
122 |
1% |
|
Missouri |
119 |
113 |
5% |
|
Iowa |
101 |
106 |
-5% |
|
Colorado |
115 |
99 |
16% |
|
South Dakota |
94 |
74 |
28% |
|
Louisiana |
104 |
63 |
65% |
|
Alaska |
60 |
62 |
-4% |
|
New Mexico |
49 |
60 |
-18% |
|
Wyoming |
74 |
59 |
25% |
|
Kansas |
45 |
49 |
-8% |
|
Nebraska |
47 |
** |
** |
SELECTED TRAVELER CHARACTERISTICS (by Percentage Point Change) | |||
|
|
1999 |
1998 |
% Point Change |
|
Purpose of Trip: (multiple response) | |||
|
Vacation/Holiday |
78% |
57% |
21 |
|
Visit Friends and Relatives |
25% |
18% |
7 |
|
Business |
22% |
16% |
6 |
|
Other |
12% |
9% |
3 |
|
Top Provinces of Origin: | |||
|
Ontario |
67% |
50% |
17 |
|
British Columbia |
21% |
16% |
5 |
|
Quebec |
23% |
15% |
8 |
|
Alberta |
12% |
8% |
4 |
|
Transportation Types Used in U.S.: (multiple response) | |||
|
Private Automobile |
83% |
62% |
21 |
|
Airline in U.S. |
40% |
29% |
11 |
|
Bus between Cities |
7% |
5% |
2 |
|
Other |
6% |
4% |
2 |
SELECTED TRAVELER CHARACTERISTICS (by Percent Change) | |||
|
1999 |
1998 |
% Change | |
|
Average Length of Stay in U.S. (nights) |
7.1 |
7.4 |
-4% |
|
Daily Visitor Spending in U.S. |
$83 |
$53 |
57% |
| Notes: | |
|
* |
Excluding passenger fare receipts/exports. |
|
** |
Not displayed due to low respondent base for this survey year. |
|
n/a |
Information not available. |
|
r |
Revised. |
Source:
Tourism
Industries, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce
Bureau of Economic Analysis, Economics and Statistics
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, Statistics Canada.
Publication Date: January 2001