FAST FACTS
Most frequently requested California travel statistics: state and county impacts, international and domestic visitor volume, visitor activities, origin states.
The 2008 Fast Facts and Highlights is a 1-page sheet. The 2006 report is a 21-page report with regional breakdowns, leisure and business visitors to selected counties and Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs). 2008 2006 Fall
ECONOMIC IMPACT OF TRAVEL IN CALIFORNIA
Total direct travel spending in California was $96.7 billion in 2007, surpassing 2006 spending impacts by 3.6 percent. Travel spending in California directly supported 924,100 jobs, with earnings of $30 billion. Travel spending generated the greatest number of jobs in arts, entertainment and recreation (226,500 jobs), and accommodations and food service (534,000).
Travel spending in 2007 generated $2.2 billion in local taxes and $3.6 billion in state taxes.
Full report: California Travel Impacts by County 2007, by Dean Runyan Associates, March 2008
Detailed tables on travel-generated spending, employment, earnings, and tax receipts in California for 2007 and for each of its 58 counties from 1992 through 2006.
Prior Years:
2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998
INTERACTIVE COUNTY TRAVEL IMPACT REPORTS
Create your own charts and tables showing statewide or specific county travel spending, jobs, and tax impacts. Source: Dean Runyan Associates.
Create Customized Reports Here
CALIFORNIA LODGING REPORTS
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DOMESTIC AIR TRAVEL TO CALIFORNIA
2007 - 1st Qtr 2nd QTR 3rd QTR 4th QTR and Year End
CALIFORNIA PORT-OF-ENTRY ARRIVALS
2008 - January February March April May June July August September October November
2007 - December and Full Year 2007
2006 - December and Full Year 2006
DOMESTIC TRAVEL TO CALIFORNIA
Full year-end reports on travel to and within California by California residents and out-of-state residents. Includes visitor volumes, trip characteristics, visitor origins and demographics. Source: D.K. Shifflet & Associates, Ltd. 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003
CALIFORNIA DOMESTIC AIR PASSENGER ARRIVALS
INTERACTIVE - Create your own charts and graphs
Two new interactive features have been developed for the CTTC by Dean Runyan Associates to track and analyze air passenger travel to California from any U.S.metropolitan market. The data comes from the U.S. Department of Transportation Origin & Destination quarterly reports, the most authoritative and comprehensive publicly available source of domestic air passenger travel data. Both features allow the user to select the time period and the market(s). The first is for looking at single markets, and the second is for comparing multiple markets. Try this DEMO.
Air Travel to California - Single Origins
Air Travel to California - Multiple Origins
TRAVEL FORECASTS
Overview of trends and factors influencing travel to and through California.
Outlook for 2008
Outlook for 2007
Prior years: 2006 2005 2004 2003
INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL STATISTICS
Global Tourism
Global arrivals growth exceeded expectations once again, growing by an estimated 5.5% in 2007. The Caribbean is the only region currently showing a decline in 2007, as new travel regulations had a significant negative impact on travel to the region. North East Asia tops the charts with a 13.2% expansion for the year. The global economic slowdown, led by weakness in the US economy, will lead to more subdued growth of 4.1% in 2008. We expect growth to average 4.0% per year through 2012.
Over the next five years we will continue to see a shift in destination preferences. Asia will continue to gain global arrivals market share while Europe and North America will continue to lose share. Also note that Africa will give back some of the market share that it gained over the last five years. There are several likely explanations for the shifts in share.
One is that as the Asian economies continue to grow and their populations reach sufficient income levels to support international travel, we will see growing intra-regional travel. Over time other destinations will benefit as well as Asian travelers consider longerhaul trips. Also, European travelers are showing an interest in Asia. And this is reflected in a slight decline in intra-regional European arrivals. Being the largest outbound region, any significant shift in European travel will shift global arrivals market share. Of particular note in the changing market share is the moderation in the decline of the North American market share.
--Global Insight, Global Tourism Report 2007, Issue 3.
Destinations that have recently become accessible to travelers are gaining momentum as a result of a relaxation of passport or visa restrictions (Chinese travelers are now able to travel to Europe), development of new products (Dubai, Antarctica, Mongolia), and/or new-found sense of security (Balkans, Egypt). Like many Americans, the European working class has less leisure time, which is resulting in more frequent, but shorter trips. Long-haul travel to United States may suffer. Source: The Changing Profile of Tourists—2006/07, ITB/IPK World Travel Trends Report, January 2007.
A demographic segment on the rise: the youth market now accounts for over 20% of global tourism. Source: World Tourism Organization, 2005.
International Visitors to the US
The U.S. attracted a record 56.7 million international visitors in 2007, and visitor spending rose 14% to $122.7 billion, also a record. Visitors spent more in the U.S. than American travelers spent abroad, doubling the surplus to $17.8 billion. Tourism now accounts for 8% of the U.S. exports and 26% of service-industry exports, and is the U.S. economy's largest service export. Growth in arrivals was strong both for adjacent markets of Canada and Mexico and for overseas markets, many of which set records with double-digit growth over 2006.
The record 56.7 million international arrivals last year represents an 11% increase over 2006 and surpasses the 2000 record year of 51.2 million visitors. Overseas arrivals, excluding Canada and Mexico, totaled 23.9 million, up 10% for the year. However, overseas visitation levels were still below the record year of 2000 by 8%. U.S. market share of overseas visitors is slipping, a pattern also seen among other leading destinations because of the growth of emerging destinations.
Source: U.S. Office of Travel and Tourism Industries (OTTI)
