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Quarterly Tourism Performance Newsletter

Volume 2 Issue 1

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Current Performance Indicators for Ontario's Tourism Industry

The Current Performance Interactive Tool enables users to quickly and easily access current tourism statistics.

Current Performance Summary

International Border Crossings ⁽¹⁾

	July 2016	% change*	Jan-Jul 2016	% change*
Total Inbound	2,343,760	12.3%	8,907,840	11.1%
From the U.S.	1,933,116	11.4%	7,456,590	11.2%
From overseas	410,644	16.8%	1,451,250	10.5%
Total Outbound	2,351,424	-4.2%	14,983,909	-6.1%
To the U.S.	1,900,944	-5.8%	11,234,036	-10.3%
To overseas	450,480	3.3%	3,749,873	9.1%

Ontario Hotel Statistics⁽²⁾

	July 2016	% change*	Jan-Jul 2016	% change*
Hotel Occupancy	81.0%	7.1†	65.8%	2.6†
Hotel Average Daily Rate	$159.48	11.2%	$143.02	5.2%
Employment in Tourism-Related Industries (3)	1,792,300	0.3%	1,733,200	0.9%
Travel Price Index (3)	120.8	3.6%	117.8	3.2%

Visitor Inquiries ⁽⁴⁾

	July 2016	% change*	Jan-Jul 2016	% change*
1-800-Ontario	12,037	-16.0%	43,345	-5.8%
www.OntarioTravel.net	424,000	n/a	1,904,000	n/a
Travel Information Centres	195,901	4.4%	595,607	3.7%

* 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. Statistics Canada and Ontario Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport
4. Ontario Tourism Marketing Partnership Corporation