US tourism report is Stark Tourism Forum's compilation of data from various sources on US tourism. It gives a clear picture of the status of tourism in US and has the latest available statistics

1. US Tourism Report

2. US: Fact Sheet 0-14 years: 20.2% (male 31,639,127/ female 30,305,704) 15-64 years: 67% (male 102,665,043/ female 103,129,321) 65 years and over: 12.8% (male 16,901,232/ female 22,571,696) (2009 est.) Age Structure US $ (USD) Currency $46,900 (2008 est.) Country comparison to the world: 10 $46,800 (2007 est.) note: data are in 2008 US dollars GDP - per capita (PPP) $ 99% Literacy 307,212,123 (July 2009 est.) Country comparison to the world: 4 Population Total: 9,826,675 sq km Country comparison to the world: 9 Area Washington, DC Capital City United States of America (USA or US) Official Name

5. US Outbound 2008: Generating regions 2% West North Central 2% Ohio 2% Chicago 3% Illinois 7% East North Central 3% Philadelphia 6% Pennsylvania 2% Edison-New Brunswick 3% Newark 11% New Jersey 4% Nassau 20% New York City 23% New York 40% Middle Atlantic 4% Connecticut 3% Massachusetts 8% New England Region/State/City of Residence***: 30,789,000 Total Number of U.S. Travellers

6. US Outbound: Generating regions (contd…) 2% Miami 2% Washington 2% Oakland 2% San Jose 2% San Francisco 3% Los Angeles 13% California 16% Pacific 3% Mountain 4% Texas 5% West South Central 1% East South Central 2% North Carolina 2% Maryland 3% Virginia 2% DC Metro Area 7% Florida 17% South Atlantic Region/State/City of Residence***:

7. US Outbound 2008: Destinations 7,389,000 25,832,000 30,789,000 Total Number of U.S. Travellers * 2% 2% 2% Colombia 7% 10% 10% South America 2% 5% 5% Jamaica 9% 22% 19% Caribbean 4% 4% 4% Eastern Europe 1% 2% 2% Greece 4% 2% 2% Switzerland 2% 2% 2% Ireland 5% 3% 3% Netherlands 3% 4% 4% Spain 8% 5% 5% Germany 4% 7% 6% Italy 7% 7% 7% France 13% 9% 9% United Kingdom 39% 34% 34% Western Europe 41% 36% 37% Europe International Destinations Visited 1 : For Business & Convention For Leisure & VFR All US Travellers

8. US Outbound: Destinations (contd…) For Business & Convention For Leisure & VFR All US Travellers 3% 2% 2% Australia 3% 3% 3% Oceania 3% 2% 2% Republic of Korea (South) 4% 2% 2% Republic of China (Taiwan) 6% 3% 3% Hong Kong 4% 3% 3% India 8% 3% 4% PR of China 10% 4% 5% Japan 33% 19% 21% Asia 2% 2% 2% Israel 6% 5% 6% Middle East 3% 3% 3% Africa 4% 7% 7% Central America International Destinations Visited 1 :

9. US Outbound: Top 5 Countries (spend in $billion)

11. US Outbound 2008: Demographics All US Travellers Average Age: 45.7 yrs Average Age: 43.4 yrs Male 53% Female 47 % For Leisure & VFR For Business & Convention Average Age: 45.9 yrs Average Age: 42.5 yrs Male 74% Female 26% Male 49% Female 51% Male Female Average Age: 43.8 yrs Average Age: 45.9 yrs Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female

12. Reaching US Outbound Consumers 7,389,000 25,832,000 30,789,000 Total Number of U.S. Travellers * 1% 1% 1% In-Flight Information Systems 1% 1% 1% Newspapers/Magazines 1% 1% 1% National Govt. Tourism Office 1% 1% 1% State/City Travel Office 2% 5% 4% Travel Guides/Timetables 2% 6% 6% Tour Company 24% 3% 6% Company Travel Dept 7% 15% 14% Friends, Relatives 25% 27% 25% Airline 33% 30% 31% Travel Agency 30% 42% 40% Personal Computer For Business & Convention For Leisure & VFR All US Travellers Information Sources

14. US Inbound 2008: Top 10 Markets

15. US Inbound 2008: Growth Change +3% Australia 10 -6% South Korea 9 +20% Brazil 8 +23% Italy 7 +25% France 6 +17% Germany 5 -8% Japan 4 +1% United Kingdom 3 -4% Mexico 2 +6% Canada 1 Annual growth % Change over 2007 Country Rank

16. US Inbound 2008: Visitor Spending US Inbound 2008: Visitor Spending

17. US Inbound: Air Access 6,386,000 16,092,000 25,341,000 Total Number of Travellers** All Business Visitors All Leisure Visitors All Overseas Visitors Air Arrivals Port-of Entry 2.8% 1.1% 2.1% Detroit 2.4% 1.9% 2.2% Boston 3.1% 1.3% 2.3% Houston 5.3% 2.3% 3.5% Washington Dulles 0.2% 6.9% 4.1% Agana, Guam 5.1% 2.4% 4.4% Atlanta 0.8% 6.9% 4.5% Orlando & Orlando/Sanford 11.0% 3.5% 5.6% Chicago 1.3% 8.9% 5.7% Honolulu 9.2% 5.3% 5.9% San Francisco 8.1% 7.8% 7.5% Newark 12.6% 9.3% 9.7% Los Angeles 11.7% 13.6% 12.7% Miami 16.3% 20.6% 17.6% New York

19. US Inbound 2008: Market Share

20. US Inbound 2008: Market Share

21. US Market Dynamics 2008 6,386,000 16,092,000 25,341,000 Total Number of Travellers** 10.0 8.0 8.0 Median Number of Nights 22.4 17.0 20.0 Mean Number of Nights 3.2% 3.7% 3.4% Other 6.0 10.0 10.0 Median Number of Nights 23.3 16.0 19.2 Average Number of Nights 19.9% 30.1% 33.0% Private Home 5.0 6.0 6.0 Median Number of Nights 8.3 8.1 8.3 Average Number of Nights 88.8% 82.6% 79.1% Hotel, Motel All Business Visitors All Leisure Visitors All Overseas Visitors Type of Accommodations 1

22. US Inbound 2008: Demographics Male Female Female 40.3 % Male 59.7% Average Age: 39.2 yrs Average Age: 42 yrs Average Age: 38.5 yrs Average Age: 42.1 yrs Average Age: 38.2 yrs Average Age: 41.6 yrs Male 54.6% Male 78% Female 45.4 % Female 22 % All US Travellers For Business & Convention For Leisure & VFR

23. US Inbound 2008: Demographics 6,386,000 16,092,000 25,341,000 Total Number of Travellers** All Business Visitors All Leisure Visitors All Overseas Visitors Occupation 0.9% 3.5% 2.8% Craftsman/Factory Worker 1.6% 3.4% 3.0% Government/Military 0.5% 5.5% 4.7% Homemaker/Housewife 0.7% 6.4% 6.2% Retired 2.6% 8.5% 8.2% Student 3.4% 12.1% 9.2% Clerical/Sales 50.5% 25.4% 29.5% Manager/Executive 38.4% 33.0% 34.0% Professional/Technical

24. US Inbound 2008: Market Shape 6,386,000 16,092,000 25,341,000 Total Number of Travellers** All Business Visitors All Leisure Visitors All Overseas Visitors Main Purpose of Trip 0.6% 1.4% 3.0% Study/Teaching 3.5% 2.5% 5.3% Convention/Conference 2.4% 11.8% 19.6% Visit Friends/Relatives 88.5% 5.7% 21.9% Business/Professional 4.7% 78.1% 48.9% Leisure/Recreation/Holiday

25. US Inbound 2008: Travelling Group 6,386,000 16,092,000 25,341,000 Total Number of Travellers** 0.7% 1.3% 1.3% Tour Group 22.4% 2.8% 7.1% Business Associates 3.3% 16.8% 11.9% Friends 7.6% 35.9% 27.0% Family/Relatives 8.7% 36.6% 27.5% Spouse 61.7% 23.7% 37.6% Travelling Alone All Business Visitors All Leisure Visitors All Overseas Visitors Travel Companions 1

26. US Inbound 2008: Travelling Group 6,386,000 16,092,000 25,341,000 Total Number of Travellers** All Business Visitors All Leisure Visitors All Overseas Visitors Travel Party Size (persons) 1.0 2.0 1.0 Median Party Size 1.3 1.8 1.6 Average Party Size 1.9% 12.3% 8.1% Adults and Children 98.1% 87.7% 91.9% Adults Only

27. Reaching US Inbound Consumers 6,386,000 16,092,000 25,341,000 Total Number of Travellers** All Business Visitors All Leisure Visitors All Overseas Visitors Information Sources 1 1.1% 4.4% 3.0% Newspapers/Magazines 2.6% 4.3% 3.7% State/City Travel Office 3.1% 9.9% 7.3% Tour Operators/Company 2.2% 11.3% 7.7% Travel Guides/Timetables 27.3% 3.3% 8.5% Corporate Travel Dept. 5.2% 17.1% 14.6% Friends, Relatives 19.5% 19.0% 19.8% Airlines 40.7% 39.2% 38.8% Travel Agent 27.0% 47.6% 40.9% Personal Computer

28. Top 15 Tourist Generating Countries: Jan-Jun 2009 * Arrivals to interior only -16.3 201,355 IRELAND 15 -14.2 243,080 NETHERLANDS 14 -7.0 245,692 SPAIN 13 -9.5 276,712 PRC & HONG KONG 12 -13.6 287,196 INDIA 11 -3.2 297,589 ITALY 10 -6.0 309,790 AUSTRALIA 9 -16.8 326,058 KOREA, SOUTH 8 7.8 379,493 BRAZIL 7 0.7 540,763 FRANCE 6 -8.4 764,158 GERMANY 5 -18.1 1,320,029 JAPAN 4 -17.3 1,781,400 UNITED KINGDOM 3 -13.4 2,546,751 MEXICO* 2 -9.1 8,252,665 CANADA 1 % Change Arrivals Country of Residence Rank

31. US: 10-year Forecast ↓ 13.0% (US$ 583.7 bn) 14.7% (US$ 264.7 bn) Export earnings from international visitors and tourism goods ↑ 3.3% -4.2% Real GDP growth for Travel & Tourism economy ↑ 10.1% (15,552,000 jobs or 1 in every 9.9 jobs) 9.7% (13,850,000 jobs or 1 in every 10.3 jobs) Contribution of the Travel & Tourism economy to employment ↑ 9.8% (US$ 2,358 bn) 9.5% ( US$ 1,356.9 bn) Contribution of Travel & Tourism to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) 2019 2009

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