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Cheap Hotels in the USA
Hotels in USA
One of the USA strongest cards is it's hospitality and service record, many visitors return with high praise for the service and comfort they enjoy while staying in hotels in the USA. The network of hotels across the USA makes the country so enjoyable to travel through. The USA has been a leading country in making hotel stays more enjoyable for all groups such as families, disabled and non-smokers.
There is such a wide choice for your money in the USA with budget and 5 star accommodation in all-major cities and towns. Hotels in New York City continues to grow at record speed closely followed with other cities such as Chicago, Boston, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Memphis just to mention a few. With the intervention of the internet in the last few years Hotel sales in the USA has grown at an incredible rate with the UK predicting a high-continued growth of interest in Hotels in the USA.
Tourism and Growth Figures
The United States of America is third choice behind France and Spain as the people's choice of holiday destination. The total visitors last year 2004 was almost 50 million the travel market is growing again after the tragedy of 9/11. The records show that the US market for travel and tourism grew 7.7% on the year 2003 and reached a gross value of 476 billion dollars in 2004. The biggest growth sector in 2004 was travel retail services with a share of 37.3% that reached gross sales of 178 billion dollars.
The leader in this market is the company American Express with a share of 4.3% in a very fragmented market. In 2004 American Express increased its turnover by 13% to a total of 29 billion dollars with a nett profit of 3.4 billion.
Although the USA travel market has shown encouraging signs the last couple of years the market is down by 15.2% compared to the figures given in 2000. The market analysis though predicts a continued upwards forecast from 2005-2009 with a value of 602 billion by 2009.
Places of Interest USA
There are 50 states to choose from when travelling to America here is some information on five of the most popular states.
California
The state of California is Americas 31 State and was founded in 1850 on the 9th of September. The largest city is Los Angeles - although most people think that Los Angeles is the capital of California, in fact it is Sacramento. The population of California is 35,894.000 (records 2004) the state is known as the Golden State and the highest point is Mount Whitney that stands at 4,348 metres high. The state of California has hundreds of miles of fantastic beaches with a beautiful climate to match.
Texas
The state of Texas is America's second largest state after Alaska. The state of Texas was formed on December 29th in 1845 and is Americas 28th state. Although most people think either Dallas or Houston are the capital city of Texas in fact Austin is the capital. The highest point in Texas is Guadalupe Peak this stands at 2,625 metres tall.
The population of Texas is 22,490.000 (last recorded 2002) although several times larger than California the state of Texas has almost half of California’s population. This is a major attraction for those who love to drive on long open stretches of road with no other vehicles for days.
Florida
Florida is the number one choice with the British public with hundreds of miles of sandy beaches, theme parks, and unlimited sunshine. The state of Florida was recognised on the 3 march 1845 and became Americas 27th State. The capital of Florida is Jacksonville, and the population of Florida is 17,397,000. Most of Florida was once swampland and has been drained and reclaimed over the years. The reason for the highest point in Florida only being 104 metres high gives some indication as to how low the land is. Florida is known as the Sunshine State because of its fantastic climate.
New York State
The state of New York was born on the 26th July in 1788 and is Americas 11th state.
The population of New York State is 19,227,000 with a total of 8 million living in New York City itself. The highest point in the state is Mount Marcy and stands at 1,603 metres high. The capital of New York State is the city of Albany and the nickname for the state is The Empire State.
New York City is also referred to as the Big Apple by many around the world and is a major starting point for many tourists who visit the USA.
Illinois
The largest city and probably the most famous in Illinois is Chicago, due to its gangsters and crime through the probation days. Illinois is Americas 21st state and was founded in 1818 on December the 3rd. Chicago is also known as the windy centre because of the winds coming down from Canada. The population of Illinois is 12,714.000 and the highest point is unnamed but stands at 370 metres. The capital city of Illinois is Springfield. The state is nicknamed the Land of Lincoln.
USA Embassy
For your convenience we have listed US embassys below. Embassys can provide you with information regarding visas and other important travel information.
