Table 15,,,,,
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Top 15 Countries Visited by U.S. Residents for Overnight Travel: 2000,,,,,
Rank,Country,Number (thousands),,Percent,
1,Mexico,"18,849",,31.0,
2,Canada,"15,114",,24.9,
3,U.K.,"4,189",,6.9,
4,France,"2,927",,4.8,
5,Germany,"2,309",,3.8,
6,Italy,"2,148",,3.5,
7,China1,"1,476",,2.4,
8,Japan,"1,262",,2.1,
8,Spain,"1,262",,2.1,
9,Netherlands,"1,101",,1.8,
10,Switzerland,994,,1.6,
11,Bahamas,913,,1.5,
12,Jamaica,886,,1.5,
13,Republic of Korea,779,,1.3,
14,Ireland,725,,1.2,
15,Australia,698,,1.1,
,"Total, top 15 countries","55,632",,91.5,
,"Total, all countries","60,816",,100.0,
1 China includes Hong Kong.,,,,,
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NOTE: Overnight travel includes trips of at least one night or longer. Data for ,,,,,
"Canada and Mexico do not include same-day travel, which accounts for the ",,,,,
majority of trips by U.S. residents to both of these countries.,,,,,
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"SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration, ",,,,,
"Office of Tourism Industries, ""U.S. Resident Travel Abroad: Historical Visitation",,,,,
"—Outbound 1990–2000 (One or More Nights),"" available at ",,,,,
"http://tinet.ita.doc.gov, as of July 18, 2001.",,,,,