| 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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