The FSM Visitors Board is committed to making visitors' experiences as enjoyable as possible. To this end, we're conducting a survey among past and present visitors to FSM. All of your answers will be kept confidential and the survey will take only a few minutes to complete.

1. Are you a recent visitor to the FSM?

Yes No

2. How many times have you been to the FSM? 1 2 3-5 more than 5

3. In what country do you reside? Select Country Afghanistan Albania Algeria Am. Samoa Andorra Angola Anguilla Antarctica Antigua/Barbuda Argentina Armenia Aruba Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bermuda Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzegovina Botswana Bouvet Island Brazil Brit. Ind. Ocean Terr. Brunei Darussalam Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Cayman Islands C. African Republic Chad Chile China Christmas Island Cocos Islands Colombia Comoros Congo Cook Islands Costa Rica Cote D'ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominica Dominican Rep. East Timor Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Falkland Islands Faroe Islands Fiji Finland France French Guiana French Polynesia French Southern Terr. Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Gibraltar Greece Greenland Grenada Guadeloupe Guam Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Heard Isl./McDonald Isl. Honduras Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Dem. People's Rep. of Korea Republic of Korea Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Lao Peoples Dem. Rep. Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macau Macedonia Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Marshall Islands Martinique Mauritania Mauritius Mayotte Mexico Micronesia Moldova Monaco Mongolia Montserrat Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nauru Nepal Netherlands Netherlands Antilles New Caledonia New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria Niue Norfolk Island N. Mariana Isl. Norway Oman Pakistan Palau Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Pitcairn Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Qatar Reunion Romania Russian Federation Rwanda Saint Helena Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia St. Pierre & Miquelon St. Vincent/The Grenadines Samoa San Marino Sao Tome/Principe Saudi Arabia Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands Somalia South Africa South GA & Sandwich Isl. Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Svalbard/Jan Mayen Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syrian Arab Republic Taiwan Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Togo Tokelau Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Turks and Caicos Isl. Tuvalu Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Vatican City State Venezuela Vietnam Virgin Islands (British) Virgin Islands (US) Wallis and Futuna Isl. Western Sahara Yemen Yugoslavia Zaire Zambia Zimbabwe

4. Which states of the FSM did you visit (check all that apply)?

Chuuk Kosrae Pohnpei Yap

5. How many nights did you stay during this visit?

6. Prior to arriving, how familiar were you with the FSM? In other words, were you aware of the various accommodations, activities, attractions, etc.? Would you say you were...

very familiar
somewhat familiar
not very familiar
not familiar at all

7. Which of the following factors would you say were most important in your decision to visit the FSM? (Please select up to three):

cost of airfare
value for the price paid
availability of packages/discounts
cultural experience
snorkeling/scuba diving
beauty of island/lush/vegetation
past experience/tried and true
word of mouth recommendation
uniqueness and authenticity
educational value
seclusion/isolated/tranquillity
visit friends/relatives

8. Prior to your arrival on the island, what generated your interest in the FSM for this particular trip? What were you expecting to see and experience prior to arriving?

9. While here, how did you find out about the activities and attractions? What source did you use most often? Any others?

10. Overall, how satisfied were you with your visit to the FSM?

very satisfied
somewhat satisfied
satisfied
somewhat dissatisfied
very dissatisfied

11. Why? Why not?

12. Did the FSM exceed your expectations, meet your expectations, or not meet your expectations?

exceeded
met
did not meet

13. Why? Why not?

14. And how likely are you to visit in the next three years? Are you likely, somewhat likely, not very likely, or not at all likely to visit in the next three years?

very likely
somewhat likely
not very likely
not at all likely
don't know

The following questions are for classification purposes only.

15. Including yourself, how many people were there in your immediate travel party?

16. How many days did you spend in each state during this trip?

Chuuk
Kosrae
Pohnpei
Yap

17. And where did you stay while visiting?

18. The purpose of this trip was...(please check all that apply):

for pleasure
on honeymoon
for diving
for business
combined business and pleasure
to visit friends or relatives
attend a special event
attend a convention or meeting
some other purpose

19. Are you traveling

as a member of an organized tour group
on an individually arranged basis

20. On average, how many times a year do you travel internationally for pleasure? 1 or less 2-5 more than 5

21. Are/were you on your way to another destination?

Yes No

22. If yes, what was your next destination?

23. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 5 being excellent and 1 being poor, how would you rate the quality of the airport?

(excellent) 5 4 3 2 1 (poor)

24. Gender:

Male Female