Segment

Amount

Units

Date

Source

U.S. Shares of Travel by Mode

Percent of Travel by Car/Truck/RV

73

%

2004

TIA

Percent of Travel by Air

16

%

2004

TIA

Percent of Travel by Bus

2

%

2005

TIA

Percent of Travel by Train/Ship/Other

4

%

2005

TIA

Percent of Travel by Rental Car

3

%

2005

TIA

Air Travel

U.S. Airline Industry

Passengers (Domestic)

629

million

2004

BTS

Freight (Domestic)

12

million tons

2005

Plunkett Research Estimate

Ground Travel

Amtrak

Stations

500

2005

Amtrak

Route Miles

22,000

2005

Amtrak

Daily Trains

300

2005

Amtrak

Passengers (per year)

25

million

2005

Amtrak

Commuter Passengers (per year)

61

million

2005

Amtrak

Railroad Cars

1,935

2005

Amtrak

Locomotives

451

2005

Amtrak

U.S. Highways

Number of Automobiles and Light Trucks

143

million

2004

Plunkett Research Estimate

Total Highway Miles Traveled Yearly

2.9

trillion

2004

Plunkett Research Estimate

Lodging Industry

Number of Lodging Properties

48,874

2005

Smith Travel Research

Number of Rooms

4.4

million

2005

Smith Travel Research

Annual Revenues

113.7

billion dollars

2005

Smith Travel Research

Average Occupancy Rate

62.9

%

2005

Smith Travel Research

Average Hotel Room Rate

90

dollars

2005

Smith Travel Research

Cruise Industry

North American (N.A) Cruise Capacity

220

thousand berths

2004

CLIA

Passengers Carried by Top 10 N.A. Lines

9.1

million

2004

CLIA

Number of Cruises by Top 10 N.A. Lines

5,887

2004

CLIA

U.S. Domestic Travel

Total Travel Expenditures

600

billion dollars

2004

TIA

Travel Generated Payroll

177

billion dollars

2004

Plunkett Research Estimate

Travel Generated Employment

7.7

million jobs

2004

Plunkett Research Estimate

Domestic Travel Volume

1,163

mil. person-trips*

2004

TIA

Leisure Travel

81

%

2004

TIA

Business Travel

12

%

2004

TIA

Mixed Travel

7

%

2004

TIA

World Travel

Total Global Tourism Revenues

622

billion dollars

2004

WTO

North American Revenues

98.1

billion dollars

2004

WTO

Total U.S. Arrivals

46

million

2004

WTO

Worldwide Spending for Corporate Meetings and Conferences

118

billion dollars

2004

Plunkett Research Estimate

*Person-trip here is defined as one person traveling 50 miles (one way) or more away from home and/or overnight.

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