"Table 4-22: Overseas Visitors to the United States by Destination City1: 1998, 2002, and 2006",,,,,,,,,
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,1998,,,2002,,,2006,,
City,Rank,Visitors (thousands),Percent of U.S. total,Rank,Visitors (thousands),Percent of U.S. total,Rank,Visitors (thousands),Percent of U.S. total
"New York City, NY",1,"5,000",21.1,1,"4,244",22.2,1,"6,219",28.7
"Los Angeles, CA",2,"3,555",15.0,2,"2,256",11.8,2,"2,514",11.6
"Orlando, FL",4,"2,867",12.1,4,"1,873",9.8,3,"1,993",9.2
"San Francisco, CA",5,"2,583",10.9,5,"1,644",8.6,3,"1,993",9.2
"Miami, FL",3,"3,270",13.8,3,"2,198",11.5,5,"1,972",9.1
"Honolulu/Oahu, HI",6,"2,228",9.4,6,"1,587",8.3,6,"1,733",8.0
"Las Vegas, NV",7,"1,801",7.6,7,"1,223",6.4,7,"1,647",7.6
"Chicago, IL",9,"1,209",5.1,9,"1,013",5.3,8,"1,062",4.9
"Washington, DC-MD-VA",8,"1,398",5.9,8,"1,032",5.4,8,"1,062",4.9
"Boston, MA",10,"1,043",4.4,10,822,4.3,10,997,4.6
"San Diego, CA",11,782,3.3,12,440,2.3,11,650,3.0
"Atlanta, GA",13,569,2.4,11,535,2.8,12,477,2.2
"Houston, TX",16,498,2.1,14,363,1.9,13,455,2.1
"San Jose, CA",17,474,2.0,16,344,1.8,14,412,1.9
"Seattle, WA",17,474,2.0,19,306,1.6,15,325,1.5
"Anaheim, CA",14,521,2.2,17,325,1.7,16,303,1.4
"Philadelphia, PA",23,355,1.5,13,421,2.2,U,U,U
"Tampa/St. Petersburg, FL",12,735,3.1,14,363,1.9,U,U,U
"Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX",20,403,1.7,17,325,1.7,U,U,U
"Ft. Lauderdale, FL",14,521,2.2,20,287,1.5,U,U,U
"Denver, CO",25,261,1.1,21,249,1.3,U,U,U
"Detroit, MI",25,261,1.1,21,249,1.3,U,U,U
"Phoenix, AZ",19,427,1.8,21,249,1.3,U,U,U
"New Orleans, LA",23,355,1.5,24,229,1.2,U,U,U
"Florida Keys, FL",22,379,1.6,25,210,1.1,U,U,U
"Maui, HI",20,403,1.7,25,210,1.1,U,U,U
"Newark, NJ",25,261,1.1,27,172,0.9,U,U,U
"Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY",30,237,1.0,28,153,0.8,U,U,U
"Riverside/San Bernadino, CA",30,237,1.0,28,153,0.8,U,U,U
"West Palm Beach, FL",25,261,1.1,28,153,0.8,U,U,U
"Baltimore, MD",38,142,0.6,31,134,0.7,U,U,U
"Minn./St. Paul, MN",33,190,0.8,31,134,0.7,U,U,U
"Sacramento, CA",36,166,0.7,31,134,0.7,U,U,U
"Ft. Myers, FL",25,261,1.1,34,115,0.6,U,U,U
"Melbourne, FL",38,142,0.6,34,115,0.6,U,U,U
"Nassau, NY",45,118,0.5,34,115,0.6,U,U,U
"Portland, OR",33,190,0.8,34,115,0.6,U,U,U
"Salinas, CA",30,237,1.0,34,115,0.6,U,U,U
"Salt Lake City, UT",45,118,0.5,34,115,0.6,U,U,U
"Sarasota, FL",33,190,0.8,34,115,0.6,U,U,U
"Cincinnati, OH",45,118,0.5,41,96,0.5,U,U,U
"Columbus, IN",U,U,U,41,96,0.5,U,U,U
"Hawaii, HI",38,142,0.6,41,96,0.5,U,U,U
"Oakland, CA",38,142,0.6,41,96,0.5,U,U,U
"Pittsburgh, PA",45,118,0.5,41,96,0.5,U,U,U
"Santa Barbara, CA",36,166,0.7,41,96,0.5,U,U,U
"Albany, NY",68,47,0.2,47,76,0.4,U,U,U
"Atlantic City, NJ",54,95,0.4,47,76,0.4,U,U,U
"Austin, TX",45,118,0.5,47,76,0.4,U,U,U
"Charlotte, NC",68,47,0.2,47,76,0.4,U,U,U
"Indianapolis, IN",54,95,0.4,47,76,0.4,U,U,U
"Nashville, TN",54,95,0.4,47,76,0.4,U,U,U
"Raleigh-Durham, NC",38,142,0.6,47,76,0.4,U,U,U
"San Antonio, TX",45,118,0.5,47,76,0.4,U,U,U
"United States, total2",,"23,698",,,"19,117",,,"21,668",
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1International travelers to the United States from Canada and Mexico are not included.,,,,,,,,,
2Includes U.S. territories.,,,,,,,,,
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KEY: U = data are unavailable.,,,,,,,,,
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"NOTE: A visitor may visit more than one city. ""Percent of U.S. total"" represents the percent of visitors visiting the city.  These columns, therefore, do not sum to 100.  Some cities are not shown due to low sampling size of overseas visitors.",,,,,,,,,
"The OTTI instituted a new policy for data quality in 2006.  As a result, data is published for fewer states in 2006 than in previous years.",,,,,,,,,
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"SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration, Office of Tourism Industries, Overseas Visitors to Select U.S. Cities/Hawaiian Islands, Washington, DC: Annual Issues, available at http://tinet.ita.doc.gov/ as of Nov. 23, 2007.",,,,,,,,,
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