U.S. RESIDENT TRAVEL ABROAD HISTORICAL VISITATION ESTIMATES FOR U.S. OUTBOUND (1) 1996-2006 (ONE OR MORE NIGHTS)

U.S. RESIDENT TRAVEL ABROAD HISTORICAL VISITATION ESTIMATES FOR U.S. OUTBOUND ⁽¹⁾ 1996-2006
(ONE OR MORE NIGHTS)

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U.S. RESIDENT TRAVEL ABROAD HISTORICAL VISITATION ESTIMATES FOR OUTBOUND ⁽¹⁾ 1996-2006
(ONE OR MORE NIGHTS)
Region/Country	1996 (000)	1997 (000)	1998 (000)	1999 (000)	2000 (000)	2001 (000)	2002 (000)	2003 (000)	2004 (000)	2005 (000)	2006 (000)
TOTAL OUTBOUND	52,999	53,229	55,696	57,222	61,327	59,442	58,065	56,250	61,809	63,503	63,662
Mexico	20,304	18,194	17,735	17,463	19,285	18,623	18,501	17,566	19,370	20,325	19,659
Mexico (Air)	4,909	4,992	4,789	4,443	4,334	3,992	4,176	4,562	5,224	5,673	5,748
Canada	12,909	13,401	14,892	15,180	15,189	15,570	16,167	14,232	15,088	14,391	13,855
Canada (Air)	3,047	3,224	3,622	3,761	3,835	3,782	3,790	3,502	3,932	3,915	3,881
OVERSEAS *	19,786	21,634	23,069	24,579	26,853	25,249	23,397	24,452	27,351	28,787	30,148
EUROPE	8,706	9,800	11,143	11,577	13,373	11,438	10,131	10,319	11,679	11,976	12,029
W. EUROPE	8,251	9,432	10,681	11,208	12,916	10,983	9,640	9,781	11,022	11,227	11,336
Austria	416	389	461	442	564	404	304	367	410	**	**
Belgium	317	325	484	492	457	353	328	220	301	**	**
Denmark	218	195	208	197	242	227	117	196	219	**	**
Finland	79	87	115	98	107	151	117	98	137	**	**
France	1,860	2,098	2,399	2,728	2,927	2,626	2,223	1,883	2,407	2,217	2,231
Germany	1,642	1,796	1,892	1,966	2,309	1,894	1,591	1,540	1,750	1,670	1,688
Greece	396	433	554	369	457	429	328	293	438	489	482
Ireland	356	411	461	442	725	757	562	562	738	691	844
Italy	1,385	1,471	1,892	1,893	2,148	1,944	1,661	1,638	1,915	2,044	2,201
Netherlands	772	822	1,015	1,032	1,101	858	866	831	930	864	904
Norway	158	195	185	172	134	202	94	98	219	**	**
Portugal	119	108	161	147	269	151	140	147	137	**	**
Spain	613	714	946	909	1,262	1,010	866	929	903	979	995
Sweden	198	216	277	270	295	278	164	171	246	**	**
Switzerland	693	671	830	787	994	707	562	611	520	518	633
U.K.	2,869	3,570	3,645	4,129	4,189	3,383	3,229	3,252	3,692	3,829	3,286
E. EUROPE	831	779	923	737	806	959	796	929	1,149	1,209	1,266
Czech Republic	158	195	231	221	269	278	211	220	356	317	332
Hungary	158	151	161	147	134	202	140	147	164	**	**
Poland	198	195	254	221	269	278	187	220	246	**	**
Russia	277	238	254	123	134	227	234	269	301	345	**
CARIBBEAN	3,858	3,851	3,622	4,252	3,867	4,141	4,258	5,306	4,868	5,182	6,150
Bahamas	1,504	1,017	623	1,254	913	555	796	1,418	1,012	930	1,538
Barbados	198	195	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	117	n.a.	246	**	**
Bermuda	277	368	300	369	322	101	140	n.a.	n.a.	**	**
Cayman Is.	n.a.	130	254	221	n.a.	n.a.	117	147	164	**	**
Dominican Rep	237	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	1,338	1,100	929	957	**	**
Jamaica	1,029	1,341	1,546	1,499	886	1,313	983	1,492	1,258	1,353	1,688
Trinidad/Tobago	297	216	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	126	187	220	219	**	**
S. AMERICA	1,682	1,817	1,984	2,040	2,095	2,247	1,755	1,981	2,352	2,361	2,442
Argentina	257	260	300	270	376	303	187	318	328	**	**
Brazil	376	498	577	541	671	606	491	611	602	605	**
Chile	158	151	161	172	188	227	164	171	219	**	**
Colombia	257	325	392	320	242	328	304	318	438	**	**
Peru	317	260	254	344	322	303	281	269	410	**	**
Venezuela	317	281	346	270	269	303	187	122	n.a.	**	**
C. AMERICA	791	1,038	946	836	886	1,414	1,521	1,663	1,778	1,756	1,538
Costa Rica	237	303	300	n.a.	n.a.	379	398	489	629	**	**
El Salvador	79	108	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	303	328	245	301	**	**
Guatemala	158	303	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	278	281	293	n.a.	**	**
Panama	n.a.	108	115	n.a.	n.a.	151	164	196	191	**	**
AFRICA	455	476	508	492	483	505	421	465	629	576	663
Morocco	59	108	115	123	107	101	94	73	82	**	**
S. Africa	158	130	185	147	134	126	117	171	246	**	**
MIDDLE EAST	1,108	1,147	1,084	1,057	1,370	1,010	819	685	1,039	1,094	1,115
Egypt	139	151	92	123	215	202	n.a.	n.a.	164	**	**
Israel	297	303	231	344	618	177	117	n.a.	137	**	**
Turkey	475	519	323	320	322	404	304	245	274	**	**
ASIA	3,601	3,981	4,268	4,523	4,914	4,318	4,492	3,937	5,087	6,074	6,271
Hong Kong	752	671	738	787	832	732	749	489	738	921	904
India	317	368	484	467	457	454	398	416	629	835	904
Indonesia	198	173	92	123	161	101	94	73	82	**	**
Japan	871	1,082	1,061	1,254	1,262	1,060	1,287	1,051	1,067	1,497	1,538
Malaysia	158	151	161	123	107	126	140	98	109	115	121
People's Republic of China	396	476	508	565	644	682	725	562	1,067	1,295	1,327
Philippines	475	476	415	320	457	429	234	269	438	288	271
Republic of China (Taiwan)	495	562	577	590	671	656	632	489	629	662	693
Republic of Korea	554	649	692	688	779	530	608	513	574	662	633
Singapore	376	389	415	418	457	328	374	220	274	374	422
Thailand	297	303	323	369	376	404	398	342	410	489	482
Vietnam	n.a.	65	69	74	107	101	117	98	109	**	181
OCEANIA	633	584	738	860	1,047	1,187	819	831	821	835	874
Australia	534	454	531	590	698	833	562	562	602	605	603
New Zealand	198	195	254	369	457	480	257	293	328	317	301

⁽¹⁾ Estimates of U.S. Outbound for 2005-2006 are provided only for world regions or countries having a sample size of 400 or more. The past year estimates based upon at least 100 respondents are still reported for 1996-2004. For more information please contact the Office of Travel and Tourism Industries.

⁽²⁾ Total outbound is the sum of Canada, Mexico and Overseas.

⁽³⁾ Overseas includes all countries except Canada and Mexico

** Estimate not shown due to sample size fewer than 400, a new OTTI statistical policy for the 2005 and 2006 data release

n.a. - estimates are not available because fewer than 100 travelers were surveyed in 1996-2004.

Note: Overseas excludes Canada and Mexico (For those two countries visitation estimates include all modes, for all other countries estimates are available only for air travel to that country). The Canadian and Mexican travel estimates were obtained from their respective governments
The Visitation estimates are made based upon the airlines who voluntarily participate in this program. If a major carrier does not participate and we do not have access to other carriers who generate passenger travel to that destination, our estimates will be affected.

Note: This table shows only one of the 32 travel characteristics data reported on U.S. resident outbound travelers. 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

Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, ITA, Office of Travel and Tourism Industries, July 2007