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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⁾

	August 2019	% change*	Jan-Aug 2019	% change*
Total Inbound	2,305,547	7.6%	11,498,154	4.3%
From the U.S.	1,848,154	4.7%	9,233,337	1.8%
From overseas	457,393	21.1%	2,264,817	16.3%
U.K.	72,696	26.2%	321,987	28.2%
China	50,195	26.6%	233,650	20.4%
Germany	23,233	13.5%	106,613	3.0%
South Korea	10,695	12.7%	63,374	-29.3%
Japan	9,559	-0.3%	45,177	-20.9%
India	25,367	14.3%	144,665	19.2%
France	21,612	24.1%	83,369	17.7%
Brazil	12,357	-5.8%	81,816	-3.4%
Mexico	24,109	34.3%	157,893	45.5%
Total Outbound	2,745,867	2.9%	18,743,276	-0.2%
To the U.S.	2,200,608	2.9%	14,503,021	-0.5%
To overseas	545,259	2.9%	4,240,255	0.8%

Ontario Hotel Statistics⁽²⁾

	August 2019	% change*	Jan-Aug 2019	% change*
Hotel Occupancy	81.5%	-1.5†	69.2%	-1.2†
Hotel Average Daily Rate	$173.74	-1.1%	$162.92	1.1%
Exchange Rates (3)
USD	$1.33	1.8%	$1.33	3.4%
EUR	$1.48	-1.9%	$1.50	-2.8%
GBP	$1.61	-3.9%	$1.70	-2.6%
Employment in Tourism-Related Industries (4)	1,957,100	2.7%	1,909,600	4.8%
Travel Price Index (4)	134.8	2.6%	129.4	2.3%
Gas Prices (cents/litre) (5)	119.1	-9.9%	117.6	-9.3%

* 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 Heritage Sport, Tourism, and Culture Industries
5. Ministry of Energy, Northern Development and Mines