Top U.S. States and Cities Visited by Overseas Travelers, 2003¹

The following table shows how many travelers from foreign countries visited U.S. cities, states, and territories in 2003. The figures include travelers for business and pleasure, international travelers in transit through the United States, and students. They exclude travel by international personnel and international businessmen employed in the United States.

	State/territory	Number of arrivals		U.S. city	Number of arrivals
1.	New York	4.1 million	1.	New York	4.0 million
2.	Florida	4.1 million	2.	Los Angeles	2.2 million
3.	California	4.0 million	3.	Miami	2.2 million
4.	Hawaii	2.0 million	4.	Orlando	1.8 million
5.	Nevada	1.4 million	5.	San Francisco	1.6 million
6.	Guam	901,000	6.	Oahu/Honolulu	1.6 million
7.	Illinois	901,000	7.	Las Vegas	1.3 million
8.	Massachusetts	901,000	8.	Metro DC area	901,000
9.	Texas	901,000	9.	Chicago	721,000
10.	New Jersey	721,000	10.	Boston	721,000
Top 10 state/territory total		19.9 million	Top 10 city total		17.0 million

1. Excludes visitors from Canada and Mexico.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Office of Travel and Tourism Industries/International Trade Administration.

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