U.S. Department of Commerce, Office of Travel and Tourism Industries
Overseas* Visitors to Select U.S. Cities/Hawaiian Islands
2004-2003
2004
Rank |
CITY
VISITATION** |
2004
MARKETSHARE |
2004
VISITATION
(000) |
2003
MARKETSHARE |
2003
VISITATION
(000) |
VOLUME
%
CHANGE |
1 |
New York City |
25.4% |
5,162 |
22.1% |
3,984 |
29.6% |
2 |
Los Angeles |
11.2% |
2,276 |
11.8% |
2,127 |
7.0% |
3 |
Miami |
10.8% |
2,195 |
11.5% |
2,073 |
5.9% |
4 |
Orlando |
9.6% |
1,951 |
9.8% |
1,767 |
10.4% |
5 |
Oahu/Honolulu |
9.2% |
1,870 |
9.0% |
1,622 |
15.3% |
5 |
San Francisco |
9.2% |
1,870 |
9.4% |
1,694 |
10.4% |
7 |
Las Vegas |
7.7% |
1,565 |
7.2% |
1,298 |
20.6% |
8 |
Washington, DC |
5.2% |
1,057 |
4.8% |
865 |
22.2% |
9 |
Chicago |
4.6% |
935 |
4.3% |
775 |
20.6% |
10 |
Boston |
4.1% |
833 |
4.2% |
757 |
10.0% |
11 |
San Diego |
2.5% |
508 |
2.4% |
433 |
17.3% |
12 |
Philadelphia |
2.1% |
427 |
2.2% |
397 |
7.6% |
13 |
Houston |
1.9% |
386 |
2.2% |
397 |
-2.8% |
13 |
Tampa/St. Petersburg |
1.9% |
386 |
1.8% |
324 |
19.1% |
15 |
Atlanta |
1.8% |
366 |
2.1% |
379 |
-3.4% |
16 |
Ft. Lauderdale |
1.7% |
345 |
1.9% |
342 |
0.9% |
16 |
San Jose |
1.7% |
345 |
1.8% |
324 |
6.5% |
18 |
Anaheim |
1.6% |
325 |
1.6% |
288 |
12.8% |
18 |
Dallas/Ft. Worth |
1.6% |
325 |
1.7% |
306 |
6.2% |
18 |
Seattle |
1.6% |
325 |
1.7% |
306 |
6.2% |
21 |
Florida Keys |
1.4% |
285 |
1.4% |
252 |
13.1% |
22 |
New Orleans |
1.2% |
244 |
1.1% |
198 |
23.2% |
23 |
Denver |
1.1% |
224 |
1.0% |
180 |
24.4% |
23 |
Detroit |
1.1% |
224 |
1.3% |
234 |
-4.3% |
25 |
Maui |
1.0% |
203 |
1.0% |
180 |
12.8% |
25 |
Newark |
1.0% |
203 |
1.1% |
198 |
2.5% |
25 |
Phoenix |
1.0% |
203 |
1.1% |
198 |
2.5% |
28 |
Minneapolis/St. Paul |
0.8% |
163 |
0.5% |
90 |
81.1% |
28 |
Portland |
0.8% |
163 |
0.7% |
126 |
29.4% |
28 |
Riverside/San Bernardino |
0.8% |
163 |
0.7% |
126 |
29.4% |
28 |
West Palm Beach |
0.8% |
163 |
0.8% |
144 |
13.2% |
32 |
Buffalo |
0.7% |
142 |
0.6% |
108 |
31.5% |
32 |
Monterey |
0.7% |
142 |
0.8% |
144 |
-1.4% |
34 |
Baltimore |
0.6% |
122 |
0.6% |
108 |
13.0% |
34 |
Sacramento |
0.6% |
122 |
0.8% |
144 |
-15.3% |
34 |
Salt Lake City |
0.6% |
122 |
0.5% |
90 |
35.6% |
37 |
Cincinnati |
0.5% |
102 |
0.5% |
90 |
13.3% |
37 |
Cleveland |
0.5% |
102 |
0.4% |
72 |
41.7% |
37 |
Ft. Myers |
0.5% |
102 |
0.7% |
126 |
-19.0% |
37 |
Hawaii (The Big Island) |
0.5% |
102 |
0.5% |
90 |
13.3% |
37 |
Nassau, NY |
0.5% |
102 |
0.5% |
90 |
13.3% |
37 |
Oakland |
0.5% |
102 |
0.6% |
108 |
-5.6% |
37 |
Santa Barbara |
0.5% |
102 |
0.6% |
108 |
-5.6% |
37 |
Sarasota, FL |
0.5% |
102 |
0.6% |
108 |
-5.6% |
37 |
St. Louis |
0.5% |
102 |
0.4% |
72 |
41.7% |
46 |
Atlantic City |
0.4% |
81 |
** |
** |
** |
46 |
Charlotte |
0.4% |
81 |
0.4% |
72 |
12.5% |
46 |
Kauai |
0.4% |
81 |
0.4% |
72 |
12.5% |
46 |
Melbourne |
0.4% |
81 |
0.4% |
72 |
12.5% |
46 |
Nashville |
0.4% |
81 |
0.4% |
72 |
12.5% |
46 |
Pittsburgh |
0.4% |
81 |
0.6% |
108 |
-25.0% |
46 |
Raleigh-Durham |
0.4% |
81 |
0.4% |
72 |
12.5% |
46 |
San Antonio |
0.4% |
81 |
0.5% |
90 |
-10.0% |
54 |
Austin |
0.3% |
61 |
0.4% |
72 |
-15.3% |
54 |
Indianapolis |
0.3% |
61 |
0.4% |
72 |
-15.3% |
-- |
Columbus, OH |
** |
** |
0.4% |
72 |
** |
-- |
Daytona Beach |
** |
** |
0.4% |
72 |
** |
-- |
Jacksonville |
** |
** |
0.4% |
72 |
** |
-- |
Tucson |
** |
** |
0.3% |
54 |
** |
* Excludes Canada and Mexico
** Some Destinations are not shown due to low sampling size of overseas visitors (i.e. less than 100 respondents 2002 & 2003)
For more information please contact the Office of Travel and Tourism Industries.
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, ITA, Office of Travel and Tourism Industries
Release Date: May 2005
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