| Market Profile: France |
| French Arrivals to the U.S. |
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TRENDS IN ARRIVALS (in thousands) |
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Year |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
% Change 1999/1993 |
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Arrivals |
845 |
823 |
922 |
987 |
978 |
1013 |
1059 |
25% |
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% Change |
6% |
-3% |
12% |
7% |
-1% |
4% |
5% |
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TRENDS IN RECEIPTS* (in millions) |
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Year |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
% Change 1999/1993 |
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Receipts |
$1,706 |
$1,639 |
$2,063 |
$2,327 |
$2,489 |
$2,336 |
n/a |
n/a |
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% Change |
9% |
-4% |
26% |
13% |
7% |
-6% |
n/a |
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FRENCH VISITATION ESTIMATES (Market Share & Volume in thousands) |
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VISITATION TO CENSUS REGIONS AND STATES |
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Market Share 1999 |
Volume 1999 |
Market Share 1998 |
Volume 1998 |
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PACIFIC |
34.6% |
366 |
35.4% |
359 |
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MIDDLE ATLANTIC |
34.5% |
365 |
33.1% |
335 |
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SOUTH ATLANTIC |
26.4% |
280 |
30.8% |
312 |
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MOUNTAIN |
19.2% |
203 |
22.4% |
227 |
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WEST SOUTH CENTRAL |
10.7% |
113 |
11.9% |
121 |
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EAST NORTH CENTRAL |
** |
** |
13.0% |
132 |
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California |
33.6% |
356 |
34.3% |
347 |
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New York |
30.8% |
326 |
30.6% |
310 |
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Nevada |
15.1% |
160 |
16.6% |
168 |
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Florida |
12.6% |
133 |
** |
** |
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Arizona |
7.3% |
77 |
8.1% |
82 |
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Texas |
** |
** |
10.4% |
105 |
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Illinois |
** |
** |
10.4% |
105 |
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VISITATION TO THE CITIES |
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Market Share 1999 |
Volume 1999 |
Market Share 1998 |
Volume 1998 |
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New York City |
29.4% |
311 |
29.5% |
299 |
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San Francisco |
19.6% |
208 |
20.9% |
212 |
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Los Angeles |
18.0% |
191 |
17.6% |
178 |
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Las Vegas |
14.6% |
155 |
16.1% |
163 |
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District of Columbia (Greater Metropolitan) |
8.9% |
94 |
11.5% |
117 |
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Chicago |
** |
** |
10.2% |
103 |
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SELECTED TRAVELER CHARACTERISTICS (by Percentage Point Change) |
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1999 |
1998 |
% Point Change*** |
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Purpose of Trip: (multiple response) |
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Vacation / Holiday |
53% |
52% |
1 |
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Business |
37% |
43% |
-5 |
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Visit Friends and Relatives |
34% |
31% |
3 |
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Attend Convention |
7% |
12% |
-5 |
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Prepaid Package |
15% |
15% |
-0 |
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First International Trip |
22% |
22% |
0 |
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Transportation Types Used in U.S.: (multiple response) |
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Rented Automobile |
39% |
39% |
0 |
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Airline in U.S. |
26% |
31% |
-4 |
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Private Automobile |
21% |
22% |
-1 |
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Bus between Cities |
11% |
8% |
3 |
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Rail between Cities |
10% |
9% |
2 |
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SELECTED TRAVELER CHARACTERISTICS (by Percent Change) |
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1999 |
1998 |
% Change |
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Average Length of Stay in U.S. (nights) |
15.0 |
14.5 |
3% |
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Daily Visitor Spending in U.S. |
$96 |
$103 |
-7% |
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Average Number of States Visited |
1.7 |
2.0 |
-15% |
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Notes: |
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Only the census regions, states, and cities are displayed that have a statistically reliable respondent base for the survey year(s). |
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* |
Excluding passenger fare receipts/exports. |
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** |
Not displayed due to low respondent base for this survey year. |
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*** |
Variance due to rounding. |
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n/a |
Information not available. |
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Source: |
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U.S. Department of Commerce, ITA, Tourism Industries; Bureau of Economic Analysis |
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Publication Date: |
May 2000 |