In Q2 2016, there were 4.1 million international entries into Ontario, 7.3% more than in 2015.
Entries | Change (Percent) | |
---|---|---|
International | 4,140,912 | 7.3% |
United States Total | 3,449,531 | 7.4% |
United States Same-day | 1,648,196 | 8.2% |
United States Overnight | 1,801,335 | 6.6% |
Overseas | 691,381 | 7.2% |
Source: Statistics Canada
Note: Border Crossings by port are available from Statistics Canada, cansim table 427-0001. Detailed data is available at Current Performance: Border Crossings
Source: Statistics Canada
Note: Border Crossings by port are available from Statistics Canada, cansim table 427-0001. Detailed data is available at Current Performance: Border Crossings
In Q2 2016, there were 691,000 overseas entries into Ontario, an increase of 7.2% compared to 2015.
Arrivals were up from most tracked countries with China +22%, Brazil +21%, South Korea +16%, the Netherlands +15%, and India +11%.
Entries | Change (Percent) | |
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United Kingdom | 100,384 | 9.6% |
China | 63,223 | 21.8% |
India | 42,641 | 10.6% |
Germany | 40,892 | 7.7% |
South Korea | 33,608 | 15.6% |
Japan | 29,640 | 0.3% |
Brazil | 23,145 | 20.7% |
France | 21,037 | -9.9% |
Australia | 20,794 | 0.8% |
Italy | 20,170 | -0.7% |
Mexico | 19,999 | 2.1% |
Netherlands | 16,344 | 15.3% |
Hong Kong | 14,431 | -5.5% |
Source: Statistics Canada
Detailed data is available at Current Performance: Border Crossings
Occupancy Q2 2016 | Occupancy Change | Average Daily Rate Q2 2016 | Average Daily Rate Change (Percent) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Ontario | 69.3% | 2.0 | $141.15 | 2.3% |
Greater Toronto Area (GTA) | 76.1% | 2.6 | $153.74 | 3.1% |
Eastern Ontario | 58.6% | 0.9 | $114.88 | 2.1% |
Ottawa | 76.8% | 0.5 | $159.72 | 2.0% |
Southern Ontario | 65.4% | 3.6 | $127.03 | 2.4% |
Central Ontario | 53.0% | 3.7 | $125.68 | 3.4% |
North Eastern Ontario | 55.7% | -4.3 | $111.42 | -1.5% |
North Central Ontario | 51.7% | -4.2 | $99.24 | 1.5% |
North Western Ontario | 72.1% | 5.0 | $111.15 | 0.9% |
Source: CBRE Hotels Trends in the Hotel Industry National Market Report
Note: Quarterly averages are calculated by MTCS. Detailed data is available at Current Performance: Hotel Industry
Employment in tourism related industries grew 2.9% in Q2 2016.
Source: Statistics Canada; Ontario Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport
Detailed data is available at Current Performance: Employment
The price of travel in Ontario grew 3.4% in Q2 2016.
Source: Statistics Canada; Ontario Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport
Detailed data is available at Current Performance: Travel Price Index
Visits to Ontario’s Travel Information Centres and user sessions at ontariotravel.net grew in Q2 2016 while call volume to 1-800-ONTARIO declined.
Source: Ontario Tourism Marketing Partnership Corporation (OTMPC)
The value of the US dollar grew 4.8% to $1.29 CAD.
Currency | Value ($CAD) | Change (Percent) |
---|---|---|
USD | 1.29 | 4.8 |
EUR | 1.46 | 7.0 |
GBP | 1.85 | -1.9 |
YEN | 0.01 | 17.9 |
Source: Bank of Canada
Detailed data is available at Current Performance: Exchange Rates
The average price of gas in Ontario was $1.04 per litre, 7.3% less than in 2015.
Source: Ontario Ministry of Energy
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In 2013 there were 2.0 million overseas visits to Ontario and these visitors spent $4.0 billion. This article examines the number of Ontario destinations visited by overseas travellers and the characteristics of the visits. Overseas refers to all countries other than Canada and the US.
Overseas travellers visited more Ontario destinations per trip than all other visitor origins. Overseas visitors averaged 1.7 destinations while visiting Ontario compared to 1.1 destinations among US and Other Canada visitors, and 1.0 destination among Ontario residents.
The majority of overseas visitors went to 2 or more destinations while in Ontario. 26% went to 2 locations, 24% went to 3 or 4, and 10% went to 5 or more places while in Ontario.
Overseas visitors are most likely to go to Regions 5, 2, and 10. 77% of overseas visitors to Ontario went to Region 5, 36% to Region 2 and 24% to Region 10.
Region | Total Overseas | After Visiting Region 5 | After Visiting Region 2 | After Visiting Region 10 |
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1 | 4% | 5% | 3% | 1% |
2 | 36% | 59% | 0% | 50% |
3 | 5% | 8% | 7% | 2% |
4 | 4% | 7% | 5% | 3% |
5 | 77% | 0% | 92% | 88% |
6 | 5% | 9% | 6% | 3% |
7 | 4% | 7% | 6% | 4% |
8 | 1% | 2% | 1% | 2% |
9 | 6% | 7% | 9% | 22% |
10 | 24% | 31% | 22% | 0% |
11 | 1% | 1% | 1% | 3% |
12 | 2% | 3% | 3% | 5% |
13 | 2% | 2% | 1% | 1% |
70% of Australian visitors to Ontario went to 2 or more destinations compared to 40% of Mexican visitors.
Pleasure and visiting friends/relatives travellers were more likely to visit 2 or more destinations while business travellers primarily went to one location.
Overseas tourists visit more destinations in the summer months with 69% of trips in July to September including 2 or more destinations.
Source: Statistics Canada’s International Travel Survey 2013; Ontario Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport
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