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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 2018	% change*	Jan-May 2018	% change*
Total Inbound	1,288,134	-4.7%	4,751,746	-3.7%
From the U.S.	1,056,047	-4.4%	3,917,837	-3.5%
From overseas	232,087	-6.1%	833,909	-4.5%
U.K.	28,605	-4.7%	101,416	-7.8%
China	23,787	6.6%	85,070	9.6%
Germany	14,042	7.2%	45,478	-7.5%
South Korea	13,265	-18.5%	41,400	-14.7%
Japan	5,949	-35.7%	28,074	-34.8%
India	21,828	-5.3%	51,181	0.7%
France	7,255	21.2%	30,389	-4.2%
Brazil	8,972	-17.6%	37,331	9.7%
Mexico	12,144	8.0%	49,467	5.9%
Total Outbound	2,334,187	8.2%	11,668,579	4.8%
To the U.S.	1,857,115	13.8%	8,811,914	9.3%
To overseas	477,072	-9.3%	2,856,665	-7.0%

Ontario Hotel Statistics⁽²⁾

	May 2018	% change*	Jan-May 2018	% change*
Hotel Occupancy	72.3%	0.8†	64.2%	1.8†
Hotel Average Daily Rate	$161.96	2.8%	$151.83	4.9%
Exchange Rates (3)
USD	$1.29	-3.4%	$1.27	-4.8%
EUR	$1.52	11.5%	$1.55	8.0%
GBP	$1.73	9.4%	$1.76	5.2%
Employment in Tourism-Related Industries (4)	1,817,700	1.5%	1,782,100	3.0%
Travel Price Index (4)	125.6	2.9%	124.1	3.8%
Gas Prices (cents/litre) (5)	136.1	21.1%	127.7	15.9%

* 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 Tourism, Culture and Sport
5. Ministry of Energy, Northern Development and Mines