Travel And Tourism in American Samoa
Euromonitor International's Travel And Tourism in American Samoa report offers a comprehensive guide to the market at a national level. It looks at travel accommodation, transportation, car rental, tourist attractions and retail travel. It identifies the leading companies and offers strategic analysis of key factors influencing the market, including background information on disposable income, annual leave and holiday taking habits.
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Chapters: 8 | Tables: 34 | Publication date: Jul 2007
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Product coverage
Airline capacity and utilisation; Arrivals by country of origin; Arrivals by mode of transport; Arrivals by purpose of visit; Car rental services by sector; Demand factors; Departures by destination; Departures by mode of transport; Departures by purpose of visit; Domestic tourism by destination; Domestic tourism by mode of transport; Tourism receipts and expenditure; Tourist attractions; Transportation; Travel accommodation; Travel retail services
Executive summary
Political status developments and poor federal relations
American Samoa is an “unincorporated” US territory because not all provisions of the US Constitution apply. The islands have a unique status amongst US possessions in the Pacific. Inhabitants are US ‘nationals’ but not US ‘citizens’. They can travel freely to the US and work there but they cannot vote in federal elections. Congress has delegated authority over American Samoa to the Secretary of the Interior, who in turn has authorised the territory to draft the constitution under which it operates. As a result of this status, the economy of the islands is heavily dependent on US both for grants and exports to the mainland US. Unfortunately due to this dependence the island has no priority with the US government and rarely any keen interest is taken for the development of American Samoa by the US.
Travel and tourism industry under US Government’s influence
The travel and tourism industry is in the hands of the US Government and the overall direction of Washington. The government of American Samoa cannot determine, or even influence, the direction of the economy. Economic activity is strongly linked to the US with which American Samoa conducts most of its commerce. For nearly 50% of its budget, the territory depends on federal grants (US$121 million -37% in local revenue and 63% in US grants).
Limited tourism growth expected
The islands have shown modest growth in the travel and tourism sector in the recent years. Even though there was a rebound in tourism after Hurricane Heta in January 2004, the numbers are still considerably lower than the other islands in the south pacific islands. American Samoa tops the list in south pacific islands for VFM traffic which could mainly be attributed to the fact that islanders are allowed to work in US with out any work permit. Hence the country sees a large immigration to US.
Table of contents
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
POLITICAL STATUS DEVELOPMENTS AND POOR FEDERAL RELATIONS
TRAVEL AND TOURISM INDUSTRY UNDER US GOVERNMENT’S INFLUENCE
LIMITED TOURISM GROWTH EXPECTED
KEY TRENDS AND DEVELOPMENTS
LIMITED TOURIST ARRIVALS
Outlook
Impact
LACK OF TOURIST INFRASTRUCTURE
Outlook
Impact
NEED FOR INVESTMENT IN TOURIST FACILITIES, PROMOTIONS AND TRAINING
Outlook
Impact
PROMISING GROWTH OF ECO-TOURISM
Outlook
Impact
SIGNIFICANT VFR TRAFFIC
Outlook
Impact
TRAVEL ACCOMMODATION
TRENDS
PROSPECTS
TRANSPORTATION
TRENDS
PROSPECTS
TRAVEL RETAIL
TRENDS
PROSPECTS
MARKET DATA
Table 1 Length of Trip: 2000-2005
Table 2 Arrivals by Country of Origin: 2000-2005
Table 3 Arrivals by Method of Transport: 2000-2005
Table 4 Arrivals by Purpose of Visit: 2000-2005
Table 5 Departures: 2000-2005
Table 6 Departures by Destination: 2000-2005
Table 7 Departures by Mode of Transport: 2000-2005
Table 8 Departures by Purpose of Visit: 2000-2005
Table 9 Incoming Tourist Receipts: 2000-2005
Table 10 Outgoing Tourism Expenditure: 2000-2005
Table 11 Domestic Tourist Expenditure: 2000-2005
Table 12 Forecast Arrivals by Country of Origin: 2005-2010
Table 13 Forecast Arrivals by Method of Transport: 2005-2010
Table 14 Forecast Departures: 2005-2010
Table 15 Forecast Departures by Destination: 2005-2010
Table 16 Forecast Departures by Mode of Transport: 2005-2010
Table 17 Forecast Incoming Tourist Receipts: 2005-2010
Table 18 Forecast Domestic Tourist Expenditure: 2005-2010
Table 19 Forecast Outgoing Tourism Expenditure: 2005-2010
SECTOR DATA
Table 20 Hotels: Units 2000-2005
Table 21 Regional Hotel Parameters 2005
Table 22 Travel Accommodation Sales by Sector: Value 2000-2005
Table 23 Hotel Company Rankings 2005
Table 24 Forecast Hotels: Units 2005-2010
Table 25 Forecast Travel Accommodation Sales by Sector: Value 2005-2010
Table 26 Transportation Sales by Sector: Value 2000-2005
Table 27 Airline Company Rankings 2005
Table 28 Forecast Transportation Sales by Sector: Value 2005-2010
Table 29 Car Rental Company Rankings 2005
Table 30 Travel Retail Outlets: Units 2000-2005
Table 31 Travel Retail Sales: 2000-2005
Table 32 Travel Retail Company Rankings 2005
Table 33 Forecast Travel Retail Outlets: Units 2005-2010
Table 34 Forecast Travel Retail Sales: 2005-2010
DEFINITIONS
TRAVEL AND TOURISM
DEMAND FACTORS
Length of Trip
TOURISM PARAMETERS
Arrivals
Departures
Outgoing tourism expenditure
Domestic tourists
Domestic trips
Domestic tourist expenditure
TRAVEL ACCOMMODATION
Hotels
Other travel accommodation
Number of bed nights
Occupancy rates
Number of rooms and beds
TRANSPORTATION
Air
Other transportation
CAR RENTAL
TRAVEL RETAIL
TOURIST ATTRACTIONS
INTERNET SALES