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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⁾

	December 2019	% change*	Jan-Dec 2019	% change*
Total Inbound	1,148,958	3.2%	16,438,450	4.1%
From the U.S.	923,587	2.8%	13,156,872	1.7%
From overseas	225,371	5.0%	3,281,578	14.9%
U.K.	29,596	1.8%	465,532	23.7%
China	18,920	-0.9%	338,170	15.3%
Mexico	19,033	11.4%	230,221	39.5%
India	17,661	23.3%	206,012	19.9%
Germany	6,938	0.6%	155,549	3.9%
France	6,312	-5.4%	125,155	17.8%
Brazil	8,626	-29.6%	117,922	-5.7%
South Korea	5,920	13.9%	95,003	-24.1%
Japan	3,893	3.1%	69,623	-16.6%
Total Outbound	2,249,072	3.1%	27,519,881	0.6%
To the U.S.	1,755,255	2.3%	21,505,070	0.3%
To overseas	493,817	5.8%	6,014,811	1.9%

Ontario Hotel Statistics⁽²⁾

	December 2019	% change*	Jan-Dec 2019	% change*
Hotel Occupancy	52.3%	-0.1†	68.7%	-1.3†
Hotel Average Daily Rate	$147.94	0.8%	$163.04	0.6%
Exchange Rates (3)
USD	$1.32	-1.9%	$1.33	2.4%
EUR	$1.46	-4.2%	$1.49	-2.9%
GBP	$1.73	1.5%	$1.69	-2.0%
Employment in Tourism-Related Industries (4)	1,869,200	2.4%	1,890,700	3.5%
Travel Price Index (4)	130.7	2.5%	129.5	2.2%
Gas Prices (cents/litre) (5)	116.5	12.1%	117.3	-6.3%

* 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