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| Market Profile:
Eastern Europe
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| East European Arrivals to the U.S. |
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Regional Profile: Eastern Europe
EAST EUROPEAN ARRIVALS TO THE U.S.
TRENDS IN ARRIVALS (in thousands)
| Year |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
Change 2005/1999 |
| Arrivals |
396 |
422 |
385 |
355 |
345 |
380 |
433 |
37 |
| % Change |
-1% |
7% |
-9% |
-8% |
-3% |
10% |
14% |
9% |
TRENDS IN RECEIPTS1 (in millions)
| Year |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
Change 2005/1999 |
| Receipts |
$1,184 |
$1,336 |
$1,248 |
$1,206 |
$1,226 |
$853 |
n/a |
n/a |
| % Change |
-6% |
13% |
-7% |
-3% |
2% |
-30% |
n/a |
n/a |
EAST EUROPEAN VISITATION ESTIMATES
(Market Share & Volume in thousands)
VISITATION TO CENSUS REGIONS AND STATES2
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Market Share 2005 |
Volume 2005 |
Market Share 2004 |
Volume 2004 |
| MIDDLE ATLANTIC |
58.3% |
252 |
53.9% |
205 |
| SOUTH ATLANTIC |
29.8% |
129 |
18.9% |
72 |
| EAST NORTH CENTRAL |
** |
** |
23.2% |
88 |
| New York |
50.3% |
218 |
47.2% |
179 |
EAST EUROPE VISITATION ESTIMATES
(Market Share & Volume in thousands)
VISITATION TO THE CITIES2
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Market Share 2005 |
Volume 2005 |
Market Share 2004 |
Volume 2004 |
| New York City |
47.7% |
206 |
44.3% |
168 |
SELECTED TRAVELER CHARACTERISTICS
(by Percentage Point Change)
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2005 |
2004 |
% Point Change3 |
| Purpose of Trip: (multiple response) |
| Visit Friends and Relatives |
57% |
53% |
4 |
| Vacation / Holiday |
46% |
46% |
0 |
| Business |
29% |
29% |
0 |
| Attend Convention |
8% |
9% |
-2 |
| Transportation Types Used in U.S.: (multiple response) |
| Company or Private Automobile |
46% |
44% |
2 |
| Airline in U.S. |
28% |
34% |
-6 |
| Rented Automobile |
16% |
17% |
-1 |
| Rail between Cities |
12% |
10% |
2 |
| Bus between Cities |
11% |
11% |
0 |
SELECTED TRAVELER CHARACTERISTICS
(by Percent Change)
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2005 |
2004 |
% Point Change or % Change3 |
| Prepaid Package |
6% |
5% |
1 pt. |
| First International Trip to the U.S. |
36% |
33% |
3 pts. |
| Average Length of Stay in U.S. (nights) |
45.4 |
46.2 |
-2% |
| Daily Visitor Spending in U.S. |
n/a |
$35 |
n/a |
| Average Number of States Visited |
1.7 |
1.6 |
6% |
| Notes: |
| (1) Excluding passenger fare receipts/exports. |
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| (2) Only census region, state, and city destinations having a sample size of 100 or more are displayed. Due to quarterly data weighting by country and port of entry, some unreported destinations may have a higher proportion of total than those reported. |
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| (3) Percentage-point and percentage changes are based on non-rounded data. |
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| (n/a) Estimate not yet available. |
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| (**) Estimate not shown due to sample size fewer than 100. |
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| Note: This profile shows only a few of the 35 travel characteristics data reported on international arrivals to the U.S. Additional information may be obtained for a fee. To learn more, please visit our website: http://tinet.ita.doc.gov/research/programs/ifs/index.html |
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| Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, ITA, Office of Travel and Tourism Industries; Bureau of Economic Analysis |
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| Publication Date: May 2006 |
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