Hello, mld-ga!
Due to the open nature of GA, researchers often change positions in
mid-stream and I ended up compiling the final answer to your question.
Since your latest clarification specified a deadline of Wednesday
morning, I wanted to post my answer tonight in the event you may want
to follow up on one of my suggestions for making a phone call.
The most difficult aspect of your question has been the airport entry
information for Chinese visitors to the United States. While I have
compiled various resources which provide partial data, there is very
little relevant information available online, as Pafalafa noted in his
earlier clarifications. I have spent well over ten hours searching
just this ONE aspect of your question, and I must admit - there is
very little data provided online, either through government websites
or general resources.
Before I proceed, I want to say, right up front, that you might want
to invest some time in a phone call to the company that compiles the
international flight arrival data for the Office of Travel and Tourism
and see if you can wrangle some basic information out of them. In this
case, I think it would be best for you to make the phone call since
you can provide them with a persuasive reason why they might give you
this information for free. Plus, you would be assured that you have
heard it from the "horse's mouth", so to speak.
* If you are uncomfortable or unable to call, please let me know in a
quick clarification, and I will make the call for you. However, they
may be hesitant to give out any information to a third party, if they
are willing to do so at all. One other route is to buy a report from
the Office of Tourism Industries which contains port of entry data for
international visitors. However, the report is quite expensive and you
will not receive it by your deadline. I sent the office an email early
Monday morning, asking for general flight entry data from China, and
have heard nothing as of yet.
I have provide both links below should you choose to go with either of
these suggestions. I have compiled other airport arrival information
that is pertinent, but not nearly as in-depth as I had hoped to find
online.
AIRLINE PORT OF ENTRY INFORMATION FOR CHINESE TOURISTS
=======================================================
CIC Research is the contractor which compiles much of the
international travel data the ITA.
My first suggestion is to order a customized report from them, or
persuade them to give you the information you need over the phone. In
this case, I believe a phone call would be better coming from YOU,
since you can explain your reasoning behind the need for such specific
information.
* If you are very persuasive, you may be able to wrangle some very
basic data from them regarding the percentage of Chinese tourists
arriving at major U.S. airports.
Again, if you are uncomfortable calling, let me know and I will give it a shot!
CIC website - (Phone: (858) 637-4000)
http://www.cicresearch.com/NewHome2/
See CIC's website for Aviation and Airlines data:
http://www.cicresearch.com/newhome2/AviationAndAirlines/AviationAndAirlines.asp
Also see their section for "Overseas to the U.S. Custom Reports."
http://www.cicresearch.com/newhome2/AviationAndAirlines/NonRes/NR_Main.asp
If you look at one of their sample questionnaires on the site, you
will see that they ask each traveler the airport of entry in the U.S.
See sample questionnaire:
http://www.cicresearch.com/newhome2/AviationAndAirlines/NonRes/NR_Questionnaire.asp
==
The second suggestion is to buy a report from the Office of Travel and
Tourism Industries, but I know you are up against a deadline. As I
mentioned, I have an email to them and may hear something by tomorrow
or Wednesday morning, in which case I will post it immediately.
Unfortunately, the office offers no phone number!
From the OTTI site:
"Monthly arrivals are collected and reported from the Office of Travel
and Tourism Industries' Visitor Arrivals Program (I-94 Form). OTTI is
the only source for this information. All other government agencies or
private sector organizations who may report arrivals to the USA have
obtained this information from us. Each month OTTI processes and
reports arrivals in the "Summary of International Travel to the United
States" report. This report is available to the public for a fee.
Within the report, there are over 25 tables providing information
collected on the Immigration and Naturalization Service I-94 form.
Included are country of residency, type of visa, mode of transport,
age of the traveler, *** their port-of-entry, *** and the first
intended address of the visitor (by state)."
http://tinet.ita.doc.gov/research/monthly/arrivals/index.html
Report: 2004 Summary of Int'l Travelers - Annual Report
Item #: c-2004-62-001
Price: $330.00
http://tinet.ita.doc.gov/cat/c-2004-62-001.html
==
Fly China provides a drop-down list which allows online users to check
flights between China and several U.S. cities. Since not all airlines
flying between both countries are represented, this data provides only
a rough estimate.
I chose to compare estimated weekly flight numbers between Bejing,
Shanghai, Hong Kong and major U.S. cities represented in the list to
find out which U.S. city accepted the most arrivals from China. This
is not the most scientific method, but it is the best I could come up
with in lieu of hard data.
The US cities represented by FlyChina are Atlanta, Boston, Chicago
O'Hare, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Los Vegas, Los Angeles, Minneapolis,
Newark, New York-Kennedy, New York-LaGuardia, San Francisco, Seattle
and Washington, Dulles. I provided estimated ONLY for those cities
that provided flight data.
The flight estimates are variable and based on different time periods
(sometimes a week, a month or several months.) As a result, these
estimates are VERY ROUGH. However, I believe they present a worthwhile
picture of how the airports pan out in terms of visitor traffic from
China.
Unfortunately, I cannot provide links to individual timetables since
they all stem from the drop-down city page. You can double-check those
I have listed as if you wish.
http://www.flychina.com/flights.htm
From the rough data I compiled below, the airports which offer the
most flights from China to the United States are:
* Los Angeles, San Francisco and New York - JFK.
(Again, I want to stress, this is my own compilation based on very
rough numbers from a variable timetable and NOT an official set of
statistics.)
Shanghai
--------
Shanghai to Chicago OHare (approx 36 flights per week)
Carriers - United, Air China
Shanghai to Detroit (approx 23 flights per week)
Carriers - Northwest
Shanghai to Los Angeles ( approx 45 flights per week)
Carriers - Air China, United, China Eastern)
Shanghai to New York - LaGuardia NY (approx 20 flights per week)
Carrier - United
Shanghai to San Francisco - (approx 53 flights per week)
Carriers - Air China, United
Bejiing
-------
Bejiing to Chicago (approx. 36 flights per week)
Carriers - United, Air China
Beijing to Detroit (approx. 21 flights per week)
Carrier - Northwest
Bejiing to Los Angeles (approx. 68 flights per week)
Carriers - United, Air China, China Eastern
Bejiing to New York - Kennedy (approx. 31 per week)
Carriers - United, Air China
Bejiing to San Francisco (approx. 54 flights per week)
Carriers - United, Air China
Bejiing to Washington Dulles (approx. 36 flights per week)
Carriers - United, Air China
Hong Kong
---------
Hong Kong to Chicago (approx. 24 flights per week)
Carrier - United
Hong Kong to Detroit (approx. 3 flights per week)
Carrier - United
Hong Kong to Los Angeles (approx. 44 flights per week)
Carriers - Cathay Pacific, United
Newark to Hong Kong (approx. 19 flights per week)
Carriers - Continental, United
Hong Kong to New York, Kennedy (approx. 50 flights per week)
Carriers - Cathay Pacific, Northwest
Hong Kong to San Francisco (approx. 48 flights per week)
Carriers - Singapore Airlines, Cathay Pacific, United
Hong Kong to Washington Dulles (approx. 36 flights per week)
Carrier - United
OTHER GENERAL AVAIATION REFERENCES
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According to the Nevada Business Journal:
"Most of China's U.S. visitors currently arrive through Los Angeles,
San Francisco or Seattle."
See "NEVADA'S DOOR "WIDE OPEN" - Tourisim Picture Bright," by Sharon
Rorman Sheldon. Nevada Business Journal. June 2005.
http://www.nbj.com/articles/templates/?a=83&z=7
* A quick check on Travelocity found flights originating in China that
arrived in Seattle, but none are direct flights. United, Cathay
Pacific and Singapore Airlines flew into Seattle on a specific "trial
date" but arrived either through San Francisco, Vancouver or Taipei.
A May 2004 article highlights the addition of several flight to
Seattle on China Airlines, arriving from Tapei. This may be the
indirect flight path that many Chinese tourists take to to the United
States, providing the basis for the article's statement that Seattle
is a major entry point for Chinese travelers.
From "Cal e-News."
http://www.china-airlines.com/en/newsen/newsen000031.htm
"China Airlines will inaugurate the 3 weekly flights of
Taipei-Seattle-Houston passenger service on June 22. China Airlines
will become the first Taiwanese carrier to serve the southern US. The
addition of Seattle and Houston will give China Airlines eight
passenger destinations in the US. In addition, CAL serves four
code-share cities in US, together with Delta Air Lines, which extends
China Airlines¡¦ network coverage to 12 passenger destinations across
the US."
"Seattle Airport is the largest international airport in the
northwestern US. The airport operates more than 300 international
flights each week, including 24 flights to and from Asia. The airport
has posted an average of international passenger traffic growth at
8.2% per year for the past ten years.
Seattle has a population of 2.7 million, including 20% ethnic Asia."
==
From "United Celebrates its 3,888,888th Passenger Flying from China to
the United States." United.com June 14, 2005
http://www.united.com/press/detail/0,6862,52977,00.html
"United is the largest trans-Pacific international airline, offering
more flights between the 50 United States and the Asia-Pacific region
than any other airline. United also provides the most frequencies of
non-stop flights between China and the United States with four daily
flights, including Beijing - San Francisco, Beijing - Chicago,
Shanghai - San Francisco and Shanghai - Chicago."
==
Another article which highlights Las Vegas as a major target for
Chinese tourism lists the following major carriers which service the
west coast:
? Air China. "The largest airline serving mainland China, the
Beijing-based carrier already serves Los Angeles, San Francisco, New
York, Honolulu and Anchorage, Alaska."
? China Eastern. "Based in Shanghai on China's east coast, the airline
already flies directly to Los Angeles and is a sister company to China
Cargo Airlines -- appealing to Northern Nevada, which hopes to become
the dominant U.S. point of entry for Chinese exports. Hunt said the
Reno-Tahoe International Airport is appealing to the Chinese because
fog often closes San Francisco International Airport and the flight
time between China and Reno is nearly the same as the route to San
Francisco."
? China Southern. "The airline is based in Guangzhou, one of the
fastest-growing regions in China, near Hong Kong and Macau. The
airline has flights to Los Angeles, but it also has an extensive
network of domestic flights, meaning more connections across the
country."
? Cathay Pacific. "Based in Hong Kong, the airline already has flights
to Los Angeles, San Francisco and New York."
? China Airlines and EVA Air. "The two carriers are based in Taipei,
Taiwan, and offer flights to several U.S. destinations. Nevada
officials made overtures to those carriers several years ago when they
first convinced Japan Airlines to fly directly from Tokyo to Las
Vegas."
Read "Nevada looks to China for growth," by Richard N. Velotta. In
Business Las Vegas. http://www.inbusinesslasvegas.com/2004/09/24/feature.html
==
The following references may, or may not, be of interest. They are very general.
Newark is beginning to offer round trip flights to Bejiin through
Continental Airlines.
"On Wednesday, Continental Airlines will launch the New York metro
area's first non-stop daily route to Beijing by a U.S. carrier -- a
13-hour, 45-minute haul on a 283-seat Boeing 777, which will fly over
the Arctic Circle. Newark's international business has grown at a
faster pace than most. As recently as 1994, there were four times as
many international flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport
as from Newark. In 2004, there were only twice as many."
See "Non-stop flights from Newark added to major world cities," by
Richard Newman, The Record, Hackensack, N.J. Knight Ridder/Tribune
Business News. Jun. 12, 2005
http://www.hotel-online.com/News/2005_Jun_12/k.HKI.1118682277.html
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The "What's New" section of China News offers some general articles
pertaining to airline carriers that service China.
http://www.flychina.com/news.htm
-
The major airports of entry for international visitors to the United
States is available in the following OTTI chart, but it is very
general and there is no breakdown of airport entry by countries of
origin. It may or may not be of interest.
"TOP PORTS 2003." Office of Travel and Tourism. 2004.
http://tinet.ita.doc.gov/view/m-2003-I-001/port_entry_jan_dec.html.
-
Another chart offers nothing specific in terms of departure country,
either, but it may be of interest:
"TABLE IIIa & IIId - International Passenger Travel - Based upon DHS
I-92 Form - Commercial Traffic Only. Calendar Year 2003
http://www.tinet.ita.doc.gov/2003%20total%20airport%20traffic.htm
AN OVERVIEW OF CHINESE TOURISM IN THE UNITED STATES
=====================================================
The United States is still seeking ADS (Approved Destination Status)
so that Chinese visitors can come to the country as tourists.
See the following report - "Chinese Tourism to the United States." 04/23/2003
http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/epic/internet/inimr-ri.nsf/en/gr114633e.html
Excerpts:
"The Chinese government has not designated the United States as one of
China's 25 official tourist destination countries. A country must
first obtain Approved Destination Status (ADS) before Chinese agencies
are permitted to engage in leisure group travel to that country. Thus,
Chinese citizens who visit the United States are technically not
tourists, and most Chinese visitors find opportunities to go to the
U.S. for business, which is one of the permitted purposes for travel
to a non-ADS country. Despite claiming business travel as their
primary purpose, almost all Chinese visitors build a significant
tourist component into their itinerary ranging from a half-day stop at
Disneyland to a multi-city tourism spree across the country. The most
popular destination activities and attractions include shopping,
dining, site sightseeing, and visiting historical places, amusement
and theme parks, and casinos."
"Before embarking on their trip, most Chinese tourists consult friends
who have visited the United States, and many business travelers rely
on official or formal information channels such as the national
government tourist office and corporate travel department. They then
carefully plan their itinerary to ensure that they pack in as many
sites as possible. If possible, many travelers prefer to join a group
tour to their desired destination.
***
Some of the top U.S. destinations for Chinese tourists and
delegations include Los Angeles, San Francisco, Honolulu, Las Vegas,
Orlando, New York City, and Washington, D.C."
***
"Chinese tourists seldom travel to one U.S. location for a long period
of time unless they are visiting family. The largest concentrations of
Chinese in the United States are located in the vicinity of Los
Angeles, San Francisco, New York City, and Houston."
**
"Except for official Chinese government delegations, which by Chinese
law must fly Chinese airlines, most Chinese visitors prefer the
service and courteousness of U.S. carriers such as Northwest Airlines
and United Airlines, both of which offer direct flights to the U.S."
**
==
Also see "US group tour requires big deposit." ChinaView. 2004-12-09
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2004-12/09/content_2312831.htm
Excerpt:
"The United States may open to Chinese group tours next year, but
travelers will have to put down a substantial deposit before booking a
trip to America. Group tourists will be required to pay travel
agencies a deposit of about 100,000 yuan (US $12,000) before their
trips, which is refundable after they return. China's National Tourism
Administration and officials from the United States signed a
memorandum of understanding on Monday in Washington that will
facilitate Chinese group tourism to America. "The application
procedures may be simplified if Chinese visitors can travel on an ADS
(Approved Destination Status) visa," said Chen Suiqin, general manager
of China Travel International's Shanghai office. Currently, Chinese
individual visitors to the United States have to travel on different
visas for either business, study or a family visit. Group tourism is
not officially allowed at present. Chen said to avoid prolonged
stays, authorities from both countries would be very cautious
selecting trustworthy operators, take away their licenses if many
problems occur, and travel companies will also be cautious when
receiving customers."
"The tour packages, which could last at least 10 days, may include big
US cities such as Washington, Los Angels and San Francisco, as well as
famous attractions including Hollywood and Disneyland. The tours will
probably be priced between 20,000 and 30,000 yuan, authorities said."
==
From "Characteristics of Chinese Travelers to the United States." (a bit dated)
http://www.hotel-online.com/Trends/AdvancesInHospitalityResearch/ChineseTravelMarket998.html
"According to the Chinese National Tourism Administration (Beijing
Review d, 1997), over 70% of visitors to the United States are
middle-aged and older Chinese in the 31-50 age group and 22% are over
50, while 80% of them have a college education. The business travelers
are mainJy top or middle managers and can speak English while many
non-business travelers are old intellectuals including teachers,
doctors and engineers. The boom market of senior Chinese people's
travelling abroad is due to Chinese traditional culture: filial duty.
In most cases, children of the elderly pay for the tour and are
pleased to show their gratitude to their parents."
"The Chinese travelers to the United States are mainly from big cities
or special economic zones (SEZs). For most of them, it is the first
time to travel to the United States. The official business travelers
usually come by groups and stay in mid-range hotels or motels because
they prefer spending money on purchasing commodities rather than on
hotels or eating. Their average stay in the United States is 10 to 15
days and usually includes several destinations. Chinese food is always
important for them. Although they would love to try different food,
they think only Chinese food can satisfy them. Their strong interests
range from advanced science and technology to exotic landscape,
gaming, shows and daily commodities which have been popular in the
Chinese market. Their average expenditure ( including transportation,
accommodation, meals and entrance tickets of sightseeing which usually
pay in advance) is approximately $5,500 (Price List of China
International Travel Service, 1997). Although Chinese overseas travel
to the United States is still in its developmental stage, great
potential can be anticipated."
==
From "NEVADA'S DOOR "WIDE OPEN" - Tourisim Picture Bright," by Sharon
Rorman Sheldon. Nevada Business. June 2005
http://www.nbj.com/articles/templates/?a=83&z=7
"Last June, a milestone event linked Nevada to a nation with the
largest population on the planet. Nevada established a tourism office
in China, the only U.S. tourism entity to have such an office licensed
by the Chinese government. That means no other state in the U.S. is
allowed to advertise its tourism products in China, a privilege
usually reserved for countries. The office in Beijing will enable
Nevada to work directly with Chinese government agencies, airlines,
tour operators and other businesses to develop tourism between the
People's Republic of China and Nevada. "Our tourism office in China
will open doors for Nevada in the country with the world"s
fastest-growing economy," said Nevada Commission on Tourism Executive
Director Bruce Bommarito."
"The potential for economic impact is enormous. Chinese officials
estimate that China has between 100 million and 300 million people who
can afford to travel, internationally. And when they travel they spend
freely. On average, Chinese travelers who visit the United States
spend $5,200 per trip. And that doesn't include the cost of the
flight. By comparison, the average domestic visitor to Las Vegas will
drop only about $450 per trip."
"Nevada is a popular choice among Chinese travelers. According to
China's tourism officials, more than 93 percent of the approximately
280,000 Chinese who traveled to the United States in 2004 came to
Nevada. Las Vegas is the No. 1 choice of cities to visit, followed by
New York City."
*****
"Most of China's U.S. visitors currently arrive through Los Angeles,
San Francisco or Seattle. A direct air service between China and
Nevada will bring in visitors and establish our state as a western
gateway to the United States."
******
ANNUAL VISITOR DATA
=====================
The Office of Travel and Tourism is the only agency that compiles
statistics on international visitors to the United States. All other
government agencies get their information from this office.
The office compiles international visitor statistics by month,
separating the information by regions.
* Visitors from the People's Republic of China and Hong Kong for the
1st quarter of 2005 is available on the following chart:
"Monthly Tourism Statistics - Table C. Non-Resident Arrivals to the
U.S. By world region/country of residence - 2005."
http://tinet.ita.doc.gov/view/m-2005-I-001/table_5.html
Similar charts for Chinese visitors for the years 1996-2004 may be
found on the following links:
2004 - http://tinet.ita.doc.gov/view/m-2004-I-001/table_5.html
2003 - http://tinet.ita.doc.gov/view/m-2003-I-001/table_5.html
2002 - http://tinet.ita.doc.gov/view/m-2002-I-001/table_5.html
2001 - http://tinet.ita.doc.gov/view/m-2001-I-001/table_5.html
2000 - http://tinet.ita.doc.gov/view/m-2000-I-001/table_5.html
1999 - http://tinet.ita.doc.gov/view/m-1999-I-001/table_5.html
1998 - http://tinet.ita.doc.gov/view/m-1998-I-001/table_5.html
1997 - http://tinet.ita.doc.gov/view/m-1997-I-001/table_5.html
1996 - http://tinet.ita.doc.gov/view/m-1996-I-001/table_5.html
==
Another chart contains visitor data through 2004 from numerous
countries, including the People's Republic of China and Hong Kong.
"Arrivals to the U.S. 2004 & 2003 (All Countries Reported by Residency
and in Rank Order within Region)"
http://www.tinet.ita.doc.gov/view/f-2004-203-001/index.html
==
For comparison data of visitors by country, please see:
"International Arrivals to the U.S. - Historical Visitation 1994-2000." ITA
http://tinet.ita.doc.gov/view/f-2000-04-001/index.html
TOURISM FORECAST
=================
See the listing for China (Mainland and Hong Kong) in:
"FORECAST OF TOP OVERSEAS TRAVEL MARKETS TO THE UNITED STATES." ITA
http://www.tinet.ita.doc.gov/view/f-2005-05-001/forecast_countries_to_web_05_%202005.html
DOLLARS SPENT
==============
The U.S. Department of Commerce has compiled some statistics on monies
spent by foreign travelers to the United States. The following chart
is for the year 1999, as posted by the U.S. Dept of Commerce in
January of 2003.
See numbers for China on the following chart:
"U.S. International Travel Receipts and Payments (Millions of Dollars)
JANUARY - DECEMBER 1999." http://tinet.ita.doc.gov/view/f-1999-12-001/index.html
* Travel Receipts/Exports = Spending by international visitors within
the U.S. on travel-related expenses, i.e., lodging, food,
entertainment, etc.
* Passenger Fares Receipts/Exports = Spending by international
visitors traveling to the U.S. on U.S. flag carriers, and other misc.
transportation.
==
Characteristics and spending habits of Chinese visitors to the Untited
States can be found in the following abstract:
Cai, L., You, X. & O?Leary, J. (2001) Profiling the U.S.-Bound
Chinese Travelers by Purpose of Trip. Journal of Hospitality and
Leisure Marketing, 7(4), 3-17.
http://www.cfs.purdue.edu/HTM/faculty/liping/2001/pub_abstract.htm
Abstract: "This study profiled the characteristics of U.S.- bound
Chinese travelers in terms of their age, gender, income, occupation,
lead time of pre-trip preparation, information sources, duration of
stay, expenditure patterns, package usage, and participation rates of
activities. Comparisons were made among the three groups: business
only, business and leisure, and leisure only travelers. The three
travel groups demonstrated some differences in their pre-trip
preparation, trip characteristics, as well as participation patterns
of destination activity. The leisure travelers' lead-time for airline
reservations was much longer than the other two groups. While all
three groups identified travel agencies as a main information source,
leisure travelers tended to use informal sources such as friends and
relatives and word of mouth. The business and hybrid groups showed a
stronger reliance on official or formal information channels such as
the national government tourist office and corporate travel
department. In terms of trip characteristics, leisure travelers stayed
longer than the other two groups. Overall, trip spending was similar
among the three groups. However, for the individual expenditure
categories, the leisure travelers spent the most on entertainment.
Regardless of the differences in trip purposes, all three groups spent
a substantial amount of money on gifts. The most popular destination
activities and attractions appeared to be shopping, dining, city
sightseeing, visiting historical places, amusement and theme parks,
national parks, and casinos/gambling. The leisure group had
consistently higher participation rates. There were substantial
differences between the business and hybrid groups. The hybrid
travelers tended to participate more in destination activities than
the business travelers. Chinese travelers are among the fastest
growing outbound markets and thus present an opportunity for tourism
organizations and business in the United States. An increased
understanding of the characteristics of the outbound Chinese travel
market in general and the differences among travel groups based on
trip purposes should help destinations and other tourism organizations
in marketing and product development."
ADDITIONAL GENERAL INFORMATION
===============================
China to replace U.S. as largest originator of world tourists." June 16, 2005
http://www.hotelmarketing.com/index.php/content/article/china_to_replace_us_as_largest_originator_of_world_tourists/
Student Visas
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"The United States welcomed more than 60,000 students from China
during the 2003-2004 academic year, and U.S. officials would like to
see that figure increase. According to State Department statistics,
the United States issued more visas in 2004 to Chinese nationals in
the F-1 (student) and J-1 (exchange visitor) categories; it issued
18,089 and 7,310 of these visas respectively in 2004, compared to
16,169 and 5,460 in 2003."
From "Door Open for Chinese Students in United States, Officials Say,"
by Anthony Kujawa. Washington File Staff Writer.
http://canberra.usembassy.gov/hyper/2005/0330/epf308.htm
More Dated Statistics
=====================
"Comparison of Asian Visitors to Canada and the United States for 1999, 2000
"The US receives six times as many tourists from Asia as does Canada.
In 2000, overall growth in tourist arrivals from Asia to the US also
outpaced growth in arrivals to Canada. The most popular US
destinations for Asians are California, where 33% of all Asians visit,
and Hawaii (28%)......"
See chart:
http://www.asiapacific.ca/data/people/tourism_dataset4_bytime.cfm
"Hawaii - Through the first seven months of 2002, Hawaii welcomed
about 3,000 Chinese visitors per month. Those figures were up about
12.2 per cent from the same period a year ago. By contrast, the number
of visitors from the US mainland and Japan - the state's traditional
target markets - numbered 295,000 and 119,000, respectively, in
November alone. (Hawaii looks to tap into growing Chinese tourism
market/ Jan. 13, 2003)
http://www.websitesaboutchina.com/tour/tourism_2.htm
Additional Articles Pertaining to Flights between China and the U.S.
=====================================================================
Opening the Skies - Will the agreement signed between China and U.S.
airlines mean just one-way traffic?," By TANG YUANKAI
http://www.bjreview.com.cn/200434/Business-200434(B).htm
"Flying High: Busy Skies Ahead for China," by Sheila Rae. American
Chamber of Commerce - China.
http://www.amcham-china.org.cn/amcham/show/content.php?Id=202&menuid=04&submid=04
"Asia flights brighten sky for airlines - Carriers vie for passengers
as airport opens in Japan," by David Armstrong, Chronicle Staff
Writer. 3/27/2005
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2005/03/27/BUGLKBV4JE1.DTL
==
I hope this information is helpful to you. Although the airport
arrival information I compiled is rough, I do hope it provides some
perspective in the absence of targeted data available online.
Once again, please let me know if you would like me to make a phone
call to CIC Research for you. Ordinarily, I would call without asking,
but these days, when airport security is so tight, a company that
supplies data to a government agency might be hesitant to divulge such
information freely.
Sincerly,
umiat-ga
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US China Exchange Association
business travel from China
Seattle as a destination or chinese tourists
International flights from China to Seattle
Immigration and Naturalization Service Chinese visitors AND port of entry data
Daily flights from Beijing to U.S.
major US hubs for Chinese travelers OR tourists |
