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Current Performance

Quarterly Tourism Newsletter

Current Performance Indicators for Ontario's Tourism Industry

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Current Performance Summary

International Border Crossings ⁽¹⁾

	June 2019	% change*	Jan-June 2019	% change*
Total Inbound	1,914,597	2.6%	6,863,866	3.1%
From the U.S.	1,542,888	0.1%	5,514,629	0.7%
From overseas	371,709	14.6%	1,349,237	14.1%
U.K.	51,676	27.0%	176,864	24.5%
China	33,951	20.5%	141,191	19.8%
Germany	17,310	10.7%	58,715	-4.6%
South Korea	9,987	-38.9%	38,466	-34.3%
Japan	5,957	-34.1%	27,973	-28.7%
India	27,834	13.9%	99,531	22.0%
France	10,218	28.5%	42,656	9.8%
Brazil	13,125	-3.8%	56,636	-2.3%
Mexico	25,083	45.5%	101,562	50.2%
Total Outbound	2,054,913	-0.2%	13,597,363	-0.9%
To the U.S.	1,660,481	-1.1%	10,334,526	-1.5%
To overseas	394,432	4.0%	3,262,837	0.8%

Ontario Hotel Statistics⁽²⁾

	June 2019	% change*	Jan-June 2019	% change*
Hotel Occupancy	77.80%	-0.6†	65.50%	-1.1†
Hotel Average Daily Rate	$171.27	0.0%	$159.27	2.1%
Exchange Rates (3)
USD	$1.33	1.2%	$1.33	4.3%
EUR	$1.50	-2.1%	$1.51	-2.6%
GBP	$1.68	-3.4%	$1.73	-1.9%
Employment in Tourism-Related Industries (4)	1,950,900	5.2%	1,895,800	5.7%
Travel Price Index (4)	131.0	1.5%	127.6	2.2%
Gas Prices (cents/litre) (5)	120.2	-9.4%	115.7	-9.9%

* Percentage change over same period of previous year
† Change in percentage points

Sources:

1. Statistics Canada
2. CBRE Hotels Trends in the Hotel Industry National Market Report
3. Bank of Canada
4. Statistics Canada and Ontario Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport
5. Ministry of Energy, Northern Development and Mines