| TOP
50 MARKETS FOR |
| INTERNATIONAL
VISITOR ARRIVALS |
| TO
THE UNITED STATES |
| 2004
and 2003 |
| |
|
|
|
|
% change
|
|
| 2004 |
Region/ |
2004
|
2003
|
2004/
|
|
| Rank |
Country of Residence |
TOTAL
|
TOTAL
|
2003
|
|
| |
Total Arrivals (1) |
46,077,257
|
41,218,213
|
12%
|
|
| 1 |
Canada (2) |
13,849,000
|
12,666,000
|
9%
|
|
| |
����
Canada Air (2) |
4,578,000
|
4,173,000
|
10%
|
|
| 2 |
Mexico (2) |
11,906,000
|
10,526,000
|
13%
|
|
| |
���� Mexico Air (3) |
1,439,971
|
1,359,418
|
6%
|
|
| |
Overseas
(4) |
20,322,257
|
18,026,213
|
13%
|
|
| 3 |
United Kingdom |
��� 4,302,737
|
��� 3,936,112
|
9%
|
|
| 4 |
Japan |
��� 3,747,620
|
��� 3,169,682
|
18%
|
|
| 5 |
Germany |
��� 1,319,904
|
��� 1,180,212
|
12%
|
|
| 6 |
France |
������ 775,274
|
������ 688,887
|
13%
|
|
| 7 |
South Korea |
������ 626,595
|
������ 617,573
|
1%
|
|
| 8 |
Australia |
������ 519,955
|
������ 405,698
|
28%
|
|
| 9 |
Italy |
������ 470,805
|
������ 408,633
|
15%
|
|
| 10 |
Netherlands |
������ 424,872
|
������ 373,690
|
14%
|
|
| 11 |
Brazil |
������ 384,734
|
������ 348,945
|
10%
|
|
| 12 |
Ireland |
������ 345,119
|
������ 254,320
|
36%
|
|
| 13 |
Spain |
������ 333,432
|
������ 284,031
|
17%
|
|
| 14 |
Venezuela |
������ 330,285
|
������ 284,423
|
16%
|
|
| 15 |
China |
������ 325,879
|
������ 271,438
|
20%
|
|
| |
���� China, PRC |
������ 202,544
|
������ 157,326
|
29%
|
|
| |
���� Hong Kong |
������ 123,335
|
������ 114,112
|
8%
|
|
| 16 |
India |
������ 308,845
|
������ 272,161
|
13%
|
|
| 17 |
Taiwan |
������ 297,684
|
������ 238,999
|
25%
|
|
| 18 |
Colombia |
������ 295,371
|
������ 280,259
|
5%
|
|
| 19 |
Israel |
������ 275,373
|
������ 249,034
|
11%
|
|
| 20 |
Bahamas |
������ 265,681
|
������ 253,229
|
5%
|
|
| 21 |
Sweden |
������ 254,258
|
������ 211,386
|
20%
|
|
| 22 |
Switzerland |
������ 243,186
|
������ 230,042
|
6%
|
|
| 23 |
El Salvador |
������ 181,209
|
������ 177,240
|
2%
|
|
| 24 |
Dominican Republic |
������ 180,048
|
������ 153,019
|
18%
|
|
| 25 |
Belgium |
������ 175,997
|
������ 151,069
|
17%
|
|
| 26 |
Argentina |
������ 167,726
|
������ 150,719
|
11%
|
|
| 27 |
Jamaica |
������ 163,059
|
������ 159,484
|
2%
|
|
| 28 |
Guatemala |
������ 161,983
|
������ 151,891
|
7%
|
|
| 29 |
Peru |
������ 151,409
|
������ 154,324
|
-2%
|
|
| 30 |
Denmark |
������ 150,839
|
������ 125,435
|
20%
|
|
| 31 |
Philippines |
������ 143,962
|
������ 134,338
|
7%
|
|
| 32 |
Ecuador |
������ 133,046
|
������ 119,737
|
11%
|
|
| 33 |
Norway |
������ 130,400
|
������ 113,233
|
15%
|
|
| 34 |
New Zealand |
������ 127,394
|
������ 107,214
|
19%
|
|
| 35 |
Costa Rica |
������ 127,112
|
������ 112,880
|
13%
|
|
| 36 |
Poland |
������ 123,003
|
������ 107,892
|
14%
|
|
| 37 |
Trinidad and Tobago |
������ 121,158
|
������ 111,820
|
8%
|
|
| 38 |
Austria |
������ 112,950
|
�������� 99,924
|
13%
|
|
| 39 |
Singapore |
������ 106,527
|
�������� 87,525
|
22%
|
|
| 40 |
Chile |
������ 101,171
|
�������� 95,389
|
6%
|
|
| 41 |
Honduras |
�������� 85,506
|
�������� 82,099
|
4%
|
|
| 42 |
Finland |
�������� 78,612
|
�������� 67,761
|
16%
|
|
| 43 |
South Africa |
�������� 78,433
|
�������� 72,029
|
9%
|
|
| 44 |
Turkey |
�������� 76,404
|
�������� 75,227
|
2%
|
|
| 45 |
Panama |
�������� 76,032
|
�������� 72,413
|
5%
|
|
| 46 |
Russia |
�������� 72,419
|
�������� 62,330
|
16%
|
|
| 47 |
Thailand |
�������� 66,287
|
�������� 55,884
|
19%
|
|
| 48 |
Portugal |
�������� 60,930
|
�������� 54,572
|
12%
|
|
| 49 |
Haiti |
�������� 60,521
|
�������� 59,756
|
1%
|
|
| 50 |
Netherlands Antilles |
�������� 56,179
|
�������� 54,170
|
4%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Source:
U.S. Department of Commerce, ITA, Office of Travel & Tourism
Industries: Statistics Canada; |
| ������������� & Banco de Mexico/Secretaria
de Turismo (Mexico) |
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| ���� (1)� Total Arrivals is the sum
of Canada, Mexico and all overseas |
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| ���� (2)� �Canada and Mexico figures are subject to revision.�
Both figures are based on survey research |
| ����������� data obtained from their respective
governments and therefore rounded to the nearest thousand. |
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| ���� (3) �Mexico air data is based
upon the Department of Homeland Security I-94 form. |
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| ���� (4)� Overseas is all countries
except Canada and Mexico |
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| Released:� April 2005 |
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