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Current Performance

Quarterly Tourism Newsletter

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⁾

	Mar 2017	% change*	Jan-Mar 2017	% change*
Total Inbound	883,563	-3.7%	2,439,368	0.7%
From the U.S.	733,517	-7.0%	2,026,636	-2.3%
From overseas	150,046	16.0%	412,732	18.2%
Total Outbound	2,467,028	3.6%	6,648,405	5.8%
To the U.S.	1,758,308	1.6%	4,675,954	5.4%
To overseas	708,720	8.7%	1,972,451	6.8%

Ontario Hotel Statistics⁽²⁾

	Mar 2017	% change*	Jan-Mar 2017	% change*
Hotel Occupancy	61.9%	3.0†	57.9%	1.3†
Hotel Average Daily Rate	$143.21	6.4%	$139.83	3.6%
Employment in Tourism-Related Industries (3)	1,723,400	0.9%	1,714,200	0.4%
Travel Price Index (3)	118.3	1.6%	118.5	2.3%

Visitor Inquiries ⁽⁴⁾

	Mar 2017	% change*	Jan-Mar 2017	% change*
1-800-Ontario	5,287	13.8%	12,469	4.6%
www.OntarioTravel.net	280,000	-17.9%	710,000	-5.8%
Travel Information Centres	43,008	-6.4%	109,743	-1.5%

* 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