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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⁾

	Feb 2019	% change*	Jan-Feb 2019	% change*
Total Inbound	739,175	-3.1%	1,490,017	-3.7%
From the U.S.	599,819	-3.1%	1,198,309	-4.8%
From overseas	139,356	-2.8%	291,708	1.1%
U.K.	16,530	1.5%	31,215	2.6%
China	20,255	-4.0%	44,967	16.9%
Germany	5,122	-31.7%	10,194	-25.3%
South Korea	4,556	-3.5%	9,589	-23.7%
Japan	3,740	-45.4%	6,719	-46.1%
India	7,739	52.1%	16,542	24.4%
France	6,031	-6.9%	10,831	-5.6%
Brazil	7,333	-8.2%	16,775	-10.6%
Mexico	9,638	39.2%	21,333	41.3%
Total Outbound	2,015,974	0.0%	4,157,943	-1.6%
To the U.S.	1,470,780	-0.5%	2,991,860	-2.9%
To overseas	545,194	1.4%	1,166,083	1.8%

Ontario Hotel Statistics⁽²⁾

	Feb 2019	% change*	Jan-Feb 2019	% change*
Hotel Occupancy	61.2%	0.2†	57.1%	-0.9†
Hotel Average Daily Rate	$150.00	1.7%	$148.79	2.7%
Exchange Rates (3)
USD	$1.32	4.9%	$1.33	6.0%
EUR	$1.50	-3.5%	$1.51	-1.7%
GBP	$1.72	-2.2%	$1.72	-1.2%
Employment in Tourism-Related Industries (4)	1,862,900	5.1%	1,846,400	4.1%
Travel Price Index (4)	126.1	2.1%	125.9	2.5%
Gas Prices (cents/litre) (5)	113.3	-8.4%	112.6	-9.0%

* 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