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Market Profile: Canada
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TRENDS IN ARRIVALS (in thousands)
CANADIAN ARRIVALS TO THE U.S. (One or More Nights)
TRENDS IN ARRIVALS (in thousands)
Year 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 %Chg. 00/94
Arrivals 14,970 14,663 15,301 15,127 13,430 14,116 14,648 -2%
% Change -13% -2% 4% -1% -11% 5% 4%  
TRENDS IN RECEIPTS* (in millions)
Year 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 %Chg. 00/94
Receipts $6,252 $6,207 $6,842 $6,945 $6,206 $6,670 $7,055 13%
% Change -9% -1% 10% 2% -11% 7% 6%  

CANADIAN VISITATION ESTIMATES (Volume in thousands)
VISITATION TO THE STATES
  Volume 2000 Volume 1999
NEW YORK 2,333 2,283
FLORIDA 1,967 1,690
WASHINGTON 1,582 1,644
MICHIGAN 1,229 1,232
CALIFORNIA 1,011 1,044
NEVADA 786 682
MAINE 683 661
PENNSYLVANIA 662 644
VERMONT 610 557
OHIO 513 486
MINNESOTA 511 487
MASSACHUSETTS 472 462
MONTANA 462 444
VIRGINIA 425 439
ILLINOIS 398 358
NORTH CAROLINA 366 367
SOUTH CAROLINA 364 347
GEORGIA 362 342
TEXAS 352 362
NORTH DAKOTA 333 337
OREGON 325 322
HAWAII 323 282
NEW HAMPSHIRE 299 306
TENNESSEE 297 298
ARIZONA 292 304
KENTUCKY 268 261
NEW JERSEY 254 333
IDAHO 199 192
MARYLAND 192 216
INDIANA 190 176
WISCONSIN 177 183
WEST VIRGINIA 166 158
CONNECTICUT 150 124
MISSOURI 146 119
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 144 136
COLORADO 132 115
LOUISIANA 116 104
UTAH 115 130
IOWA 105 101
SOUTH DAKOTA 90 94
WYOMING 76 74
ALASKA 54 60
NEW MEXICO 53 49
NEBRASKA 50 47
KANSAS 49 45
ALABAMA 48 **

SELECTED TRAVELER CHARACTERISTICS (by Percentage Point Change)
  2000 1999 % Point Change
Purpose of Trip: (multiple response)      
Vacation/Holiday 78% 78% 0
Visit Friends and Relatives 25% 25% 0
Business 22% 22% 0
Other 11% 12% -1
Top Provinces of Origin:      
Ontario 68% 67% 1
Quebec 22% 23% -1
British Columbia 21% 21% 0
Alberta 12% 12% 0
Transportation Types Used in U.S.: (multiple response)      
Private Automobile 81% 83% -2
Airline in U.S. 41% 40% 1
Bus between Cities 7% 7% 0
Other 7% 6% 1
       
SELECTED TRAVELER CHARACTERISTICS (by Percent Change)
  2000 1999 % Change
Average Length of Stay in U.S. (nights) 7.0 7.1 -1%
Daily Visitor Spending in U.S. $58 $56 4%

Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, ITA, Office of Travel and Tourism Industries and Stats Canada
* Totals based on unduplicated arrivals
** Not displayed due to low respondednt base for this survey year.