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

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5

10

15

20

25

30

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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%