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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⁾

	October 2019	% change*	Jan-Oct 2019	% change*
Total Inbound	1,309,979	6.7%	14,288,597	4.2%
From the U.S.	1,028,345	4.3%	11,398,145	1.6%
From overseas	281,634	16.2%	2,890,452	16.4%
U.K.	40,617	16.3%	412,931	26.3%
China	30,761	8.0%	304,536	18.0%
Mexico	18,552	37.9%	197,664	44.2%
India	15,189	45.5%	177,595	19.4%
Germany	14,986	6.3%	142,209	4.1%
France	12,924	29.1%	114,062	20.1%
Brazil	10,140	18.8%	102,955	-1.6%
South Korea	10,092	-23.8%	84,470	-25.9%
Japan	7,858	-6.5%	61,585	-16.6%
Total Outbound	2,200,860	1.1%	23,136,113	0.1%
To the U.S.	1,791,377	0.5%	18,041,457	-0.2%
To overseas	409,483	3.9%	5,094,656	1.0%

Ontario Hotel Statistics⁽²⁾

	October 2019	% change*	Jan-Oct 2019	% change*
Hotel Occupancy	74.1%	-2.0†	70.6%	-1.4†
Hotel Average Daily Rate	$163.40	-0.7%	$164.64	0.6%
Exchange Rates (3)
USD	$1.32	1.4%	$1.33	3.0%
EUR	$1.46	-2.4%	$1.49	-2.9%
GBP	$1.67	-1.4%	$1.69	-2.6%
Employment in Tourism-Related Industries (4)	1,852,900	0.6%	1,897,100	4.0%
Travel Price Index (4)	129.9	1.9%	129.5	2.2%
Gas Prices (cents/litre) (5)	117.4	-4.7%	117.5	-8.9%

* 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