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U.S. Travel Market Overview - Travel Volumes & Trends
Travel is part of the American psyche. Technology and infrastructure improvements have created a widely available travel product that is also affordable.
| Total Domestic U.S. Person-trips, 2005 |
1,992.4 Million |
| Purpose of Trip |
| Leisure Travel* |
75% |
| Business/Convention** |
25% |
| Combined Business and Pleasure |
9% |
| Modes of Transportation Used |
| Auto, Truck, RV |
85% |
| Airplane |
9% |
| Bus/Motorcoach |
2% |
| Train/Ship/Other |
4% |
| Rental Car Usage |
6% |
| Top Activities for Domestic Travelers |
| Dining |
First |
| Shopping |
Second |
| Entertainment |
Third |
A person-trip is one person traveling 50 miles (one way) or more away from home and/or overnight. A trip is one or more persons from the same household traveling together.*Travel for visiting friends/relatives, outdoor recreation, entertainment/sightseeing, or other pleasure/personal reasons.
** Travel for business - either general reasons (e.g., consulting, service) or to attend a convention/conference/seminar. |
| Source:TIA Travelscope®DIRECTIONS® by DKS&A |
U.S. Resident Travel Volume 1995-2005
Domestic U.S. travel in the U.S. has increased 12.6 percent from 1995 to 2005.
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Total U.S. Domestic Travel Volume in
Millions of Person-trips*
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1995 |
1770.0 |
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1996 |
1779.5 |
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1997 |
1792.4 |
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1998 |
1817.3 |
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1999 |
1856.7 |
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2000 |
1892.1 |
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2001 |
1869.9 |
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2002 |
1919.1 |
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2003 |
1890.3 |
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2004 |
1953.3 |
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2005 |
1992.4 |
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A person-trip is one person traveling 50 miles (one way) or more away from home and/or overnight. A trip is one or more persons from the same household traveling together. |
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Source:TIA Travelscope®DIRECTIONS® by DKS&A |
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Share of Annual U.S. Travel by Month, 2004
(% of person-trips)
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January |
6.9% |
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February |
7.2% |
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March |
7.4% |
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April |
7.8% |
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May |
7.9% |
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June |
8.5% |
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July |
10.3% |
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August |
10.2% |
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September |
8.7% |
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October |
7.3% |
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November |
8.9% |
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December |
8.7% |
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Source:TIA Travelscope®DIRECTIONS® by DKS&A |
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Season of U.S. Travel in 2004
(% of person-trips)
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Winter |
24% |
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Spring |
25% |
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Summer |
38% |
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Fall |
23% |
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Source: TIA Travelscope®DIRECTIONS® by DKS&A |
Updated: April 30, 2007
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