tourism infographic - august 2016
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YEAR-TO-DATE % CHANGE in OVERNIGHT TRIPS to CANADA (January – August 2016)
15%
9%9%11% 11%
-4%
13%
24%28%
10%
18%
AUSTRALIA
US INDIAMEXICO
FRANCE
GERMANY
CHINASOUTH KOREA
JAPANUK BRAZIL
-5
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
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0 30,000 60,000 90,000 120,000 150,000
0 30,000 60,000 90,000 120,000 150,000
OVERSEAS OVERNIGHT ARRIVALS to CANADA
A 19% increase in air capacity in August has contributed to visitor
numbers skyrocketing over 29% in August 2016 and
15% year-to-date August 2016.
Over 190,000 Japanese travellers have explored
Canada between January and August 2016.
Greater interest by South Koreans contributed to a 20%
increase in visits by Destination Canada’s
10 overseas markets in August 2016.
Australian visitors escaped their winter to explore
Canada in August. Their year to date numbers
are up 13%.
INDIA
14,62511,556
BRAZIL
21,602
25,687
S. KOREA
20,253
29,608
JAPAN
37,26644,016
AUSTRALIA
36,88745,615
GERMANY
54,14959,170
FRANCE
80,73789,798
73,23090,073
CHINA
107,630139,057 +29%
+23%
+24%
+11%
+9%
+18%
+46%
+18%
+19%
-19%
UK
22,775
26,800
AUGUST 2015AUGUST 2016
MEXICO
US
Over 3 million American travellers came to Canada
by air over the first 8 months of 2016,
a 17% rise.AUGUST
2015
AUGUST2016AIR
OTHER
AUTO
+4%
1,881,535
1,953,135
US OVERNIGHT ARRIVALS to CANADA
TOURISM SNAPSHOT at a glance
Destination Canada examines the numbers of international visitors to Canada from August 2015 and August 2016.
AUGUST 2016
C A N A D A
8.5 million travellers came to explore Canada this
summer. The best summer for Canadian tourism
since 2002.
Best summer ever for overseas arrivals! Canada welcomed over 2.5 million overseas visitors between
June and August 2016.
INTERNATIONAL OVERNIGHT ARRIVALS to CANADA
2,622,665
2,829,683
AUGUST2015
AUGUST2016
+8%