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Importance of improving U.S. visa programs to generate international tourism
Importance of improving U.S. visa programs to generate international tourism
Importance of the U.S. government encouraging international tourism to the U.S. by improving visa programs 2009*
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May 4, 2009
The graph depicts the opinions of travel and tourism professionals regarding the importance of the federal government encouraging international tourism to the U.S. by improving the visa program and easing hassles associated with entry into the country in 2009. 20 percent of the respondents said that such promotion was "neither important nor unimportant".
Importance of the U.S. government encouraging international tourism to the U.S. by improving visa programs 2009*
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| Share of respondents | |
|---|---|
| Extremely important | 49% |
| Important | 22% |
| Neither important nor unimportant | 20% |
| Unimportant | 5% |
| Not important at all | 4% |
| Share of respondents | |
|---|---|
| Extremely important | 49% |
| Important | 22% |
| Neither important nor unimportant | 20% |
| Unimportant | 5% |
| Not important at all | 4% |
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by Statista Research Department,
last edited
May 4, 2009
The graph depicts the opinions of travel and tourism professionals regarding the importance of the federal government encouraging international tourism to the U.S. by improving the visa program and easing hassles associated with entry into the country in 2009. 20 percent of the respondents said that such promotion was "neither important nor unimportant".
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- Hart Research; American Gaming Association
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- Release date
- May 2009
- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- March 10-18, 2009
- Number of respondents
- 200 respondents
- Age group
- 21 years and older
- Special properties
- Interviewees were travel and tourism experts*
- Method of interview
- Telephone interviews and online survey
- Supplementary notes
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* Detailed information regarding the question: "Importance of the federal government encouraging international tourism to the U.S. by improving our visa program and easing hassles associated with entry into the country." Answers are based on a scale from 1 (not important at all) to 5 (extremely important).
All respondents were executive-level officials at convention and visitor bureaus, destination marketing organizations, city and state tourism offices, and state economic development offices among others.
The margin of error for the total sample is +/- 3.5 percent.
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- Sources
- Hart Research; American Gaming Association
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- As a Premium user you get access to the detailed source references and background information about this statistic.
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- Release date
- May 2009
More information
- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- March 10-18, 2009
- Number of respondents
- 200 respondents
- Age group
- 21 years and older
- Special properties
- Interviewees were travel and tourism experts*
- Method of interview
- Telephone interviews and online survey
- Supplementary notes
-
* Detailed information regarding the question: "Importance of the federal government encouraging international tourism to the U.S. by improving our visa program and easing hassles associated with entry into the country." Answers are based on a scale from 1 (not important at all) to 5 (extremely important).
All respondents were executive-level officials at convention and visitor bureaus, destination marketing organizations, city and state tourism offices, and state economic development offices among others.
The margin of error for the total sample is +/- 3.5 percent.
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