Quarterly Tourism Snapshot Shows Canadian Tourism Demand on the Rise

The Canadian Quarterly Tourism Snapshot, which provides an ongoing monitor of the performance of Canada’s tourism sector, was published last week.

Canada’s tourism industry is showing strong signs of recovery in the second quarter.

Below are some key findings from the report:

• Travel to Canada is in demand, with Google search from international markets exceeding 2019 levels.
• Buoyed by hotel occupancy in regions exceeding their 2019 levels and lifts in urban areas closing in on their pre-pandemic performance, average hotel occupancy in June 2022 for Canada stood 1% below its 2019 level.
• Tourism spend progressed to 72% of its 2019 level.
• Domestic air connectivity has improved to 90% of its 2019 level, while international seat capacity to Canada stands at 84%, ten percentage-points above the world average.

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