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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⁾

	May 2019	% change*	Jan-May 2019	% change*
Total Inbound	1,403,630	8.6%	4,949,391	3.3%
From the U.S.	1,114,371	5,4%	3,971,895	0.9%
From overseas	289,259	23.1%	977,496	13.9%
U.K.	40,903	43.0%	125,186	23.4%
China	27,811	15.5%	107,237	19.6%
Germany	13,613	-3.7%	41,396	-9.8%
South Korea	9,318	-30.8%	28,479	-32.5%
Japan	5,483	-10.8%	22,016	-27.0%
India	27,976	24.2%	71,697	25.4%
France	9,035	24.5%	32,438	5.0%
Brazil	10,852	11.1%	43,511	-1.8%
Mexico	18,902	53.1%	76,479	51.8%
Total Outbound	2,305,422	-1.2%	11,481,690	-1.6%
To the U.S.	1,810,589	-2.4%	8,674,454	-1.5%
To overseas	494,833	3.7%	2,807,236	-1.7%

Ontario Hotel Statistics⁽²⁾

	May 2019	% change*	Jan-May 2019	% change*
Hotel Occupancy	71.0%	-1.2†	63.0%	-1.2†
Hotel Average Daily Rate	$168.31	3.7%	$156.28	2.7%
Exchange Rates(3)
USD	$1.35	4.6%	$1.33	5.0%
EUR	$1.51	-1.0%	$1.51	-2.7%
GBP	$1.73	-0.2%	$1.73	-1.6%
Employment in Tourism-Related Industries (4)	1,971,500	8.5%	1,884, 800	5.8%
Travel Price Index (4)	129.4	3.1%	126.9	2.3%
Gas Prices (cents/litre) (5)	128.7	-5.5%	114.9	-10.1%

* 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