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• Table 1: Person Visits from the U.S. to Ontario: by length of stay
• Table 2: Person Visits from the U.S. to Ontario: by Main Purpose of Trip
• Table 3: Person Visits from the U.S. in Ontario: by Calendar Quarter
• Table 4: Average Party Size and Composition of U.S. Visitors to Ontario
• Table 5: Person Nights spent by Americans in Ontario
• Table 6: U.S. Visitors Accommodation in Ontario
• Table 7: Person Visits from the U.S. to Ontario: Locations Visited
• Table 8: Person Visits from the U.S. to Ontario: Activities
• Table 9: U.S. Visitors Spending in Ontario
• Table 10: U.S. Visitors Spending in Ontario: by Locations Visited
• Table 11: U.S. Visitors Spending in Ontario: by Expense Category

 

This set of tables is intended to replace the information previously published in the format of The Tourism Monographs, under the heading of Ontario’s U.S. Travel Markets.

 

Table 1. Person Visits from the U.S. to Ontario: by length of stay
	Total Visits	Overnight Visits	Same-day Visits
Origin	(000s)	(000s)	(000s)
USA	26,318	8,107	18,210
Border States	22,195	5,506	16,689
New York	8,533	1,560	6,973
Michigan	9,669	1,796	7,873
Pennsylvania	915	516	399
Ohio	1,379	739	640
Illinois	536	387	149
Wisconsin	339	240	99
Minnesota	825	268	556
Other USA	4,123	2,602	1,521

 

Table 2: Person Visits from the U.S. to Ontario: by Main Purpose of Trip
	Overnight Visits (000s)				Same-day Visits (000s)
Origin	Pleasure	VFR	Business	Personal	Pleasure	VFR	Business	Personal
USA	4,901	1,445	1,039	723	8,990	2,245	804	6,171
Border States	3,627	871	475	533	8,010	2,084	734	5,861
New York	986	300	91	184	3,585	762	158	2,468
Michigan	1,178	312	109	197	3,335	1,156	470	2,912
Pennsylvania	359	57	63	37	293	26	16	64
Ohio	533	92	80	34	420	17	44	160
Illinois	236	53	72	26	97	18	14	19
Wisconsin	151	29	29	31	49	8	8	34
Minnesota	184	29	31	25	231	97	23	204
Other USA	1,274	574	564	190	981	161	70	310

 

Table 3: Person Visits from the U.S. to Ontario: by Calendar Quarter
	Overnight Visits (000s)				Same-day Visits (000s)
Origin	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4
USA	1,041	2,155	3,540	1,372	3,733	4,665	5,753	4,060
Border States	811	1,422	2,339	934	3,624	4,272	5,005	3,789
New York	260	390	670	240	1,321	1,997	2,159	1,496
Michigan	314	467	678	337	1,952	1,908	2,147	1,866
Pennsylvania	63	153	207	93	34	122	210	33
Ohio	75	164	322	178	91	151	218	181
Illinois	39	105	194	49	40	28	51	30
Wisconsin	19	77	127	16	30	8	43	17
Minnesota	42	66	140	20	156	59	177	165
Other USA	230	732	1,201	438	109	393	749	271

 

Table 4: Average Party Size and Composition of U.S. Visitors to Ontario
	Overnight Visits			Same-day Visits
Origin	Average Party Size	Party Composition		Average Party Size	Party Composition
		Adults Only	w/ Kids		Adults Only	w/ Kids
USA	2.20	94%	6%	2.03	97%	3%
Border States	2.30	94%	6%	2.01	97%	3%
New York	2.21	94%	6%	2.05	98%	2%
Michigan	2.25	94%	6%	1.93	98%	2%
Pennsylvania	2.39	94%	6%	2.59	91%	9%
Ohio	2.43	93%	7%	2.14	96%	4%
Illinois	2.21	96%	4%	2.41	96%	4%
Wisconsin	2.87	95%	5%	2.28	100%	0%
Minnesota	2.37	93%	7%	2.10	100%	0%
Other USA	2.02	95%	5%	2.35	98%	2%

 

Table 5: Person Nights spent by Americans in Ontario and Average Length of Stay
Origin	Person Nights (000s)	Average length of stay (nights) - Total Overnight Visitors
USA	27,578	3.40
Border States	16,804	3.05
New York	4,375	2.81
Michigan	4,512	2.51
Pennsylvania	1,828	3.54
Ohio	2,189	2.96
Illinois	1,793	4.63
Wisconsin	1,037	4.33
Minnesota	1,070	3.99
Other USA	10,774	4.14

 

Table 6: U.S. Visitors Accommodation in Ontario (000s)
Type of Accommodation	Total USA	Border States	Other USA
Total Person Nights	27,578	16,804	10,774
Roofed Commercial Accommodation	14,851	9,247	5,604
Hotel	7,936	4,683	3,253
Motel	2,765	1,797	967
Commercial Cottage	4,150	2,766	1,384
Camping/Trailer Park	1,342	821	522
Home of Friend/Relative	5,632	2,557	3,075
Private Cottage	2,115	1,680	435
Other Accommodation	3,638	2,499	1,139

 

Table 7: Person Visits from the U.S. to Ontario: Locations Visited
	Overnight Visits			Same-day Visits
Tourism Region	Total USA	Border States	Other USA	Total USA	Border States	Other USA
Total Person Visits	8,107	5,506	2,602	18,210	16,689	1,521
Essex	586	523	63	5,616	5,384	233
Southwestern Ontario	950	732	218	2,269	2,184	85
Niagara Region	2,214	1,511	703	6,897	6,219	678
South-Central Ontario	446	254	192	158	149	9
Toronto and Region	2,607	1,485	1,122	1,036	768	267
Central Ontario	608	380	228	66	59	7
St. Lawrence River Corridor	521	345	176	775	691	84
Ottawa Region	425	179	246	118	95	24
Eastern Ontario	288	196	92	72	68	5
North-Central	114	73	41	4	4
North-East	496	368	128	559	472	87
North-West	626	404	222	637	599	38
Region not Specified	6	0	6	8	2	6
Note: The sum of each column can exceed the total since multiple locations may be visited in a given trip.

 

Table 8: Person Visits from the U.S. to Ontario: Activities
	Overnight Visits (000s)
Activity	Total USA	Border States	Other States
VFR	2,537	1,560	977
Festival/fair	560	371	189
Cultural performance	1,076	800	276
Museum/art gallery	1,371	799	572
Historical site	1,922	1,168	755
zoo/aquarium/botanical garden	493	270	223
Sports event	420	253	167
Go shopping	4,719	3,084	1,635
Go sightseeing	3,911	2,455	1,455
Bar/nightclub	1,709	1,151	559
Casino	599	466	133
Theme Park	329	220	109
Nature park	1,502	885	617
Any sports/outdoor activities	2,535	1,860	675
Boating	805	551	255
Golfing	215	157	58
Skiing/snowboarding	72	48	24
Hunting	28	19	8
Fishing	1,007	737	270
Note: Only the activities of overnight travellers from the U.S. are known.

 

Table 9: U.S. Visitors Spending in Ontario (millions)
Origin	Overnight Visits	Same-day Visits
USA	$3,491	$1,385
Border States	$1,876	$1,191
New York	$440	$443
Michigan	$505	$579
Pennsylvania	$196	$43
Ohio	$268	$76
Illinois	$215	$14
Wisconsin	$126	$8
Minnesota	$127	$29
Other USA	$1,615	$194

 

Table 10: U.S. Visitors Spending in Ontario: by Locations Visited
Locations Visited	Overnight Visits (millions)			Same-day Visits  (millions)
	Total USA	Border States	Other States	Total USA	Border States	Other States
Total Spending	$3,491	$1,876	$1,615	$1,385	$1,191	$194
Essex	$104	$85	$19	$424	$413	$11
Southwestern Ontario	$246	$170	$76	$147	$143	$4
Niagara Region	$507	$345	$162	$404	$377	$27
South-Central Ontario	$96	$51	$45	$9	$8	$1
Toronto and Region	$1,512	$610	$902	$264	$130	$133
Central Ontario	$181	$110	$71	$6	$5	$2
St. Lawrence River Corridor	$108	$68	$40	$46	$42	$4
Ottawa Region	$168	$53	$115	$11	$7	$4
Eastern Ontario	$77	$52	$24	$4	$4	$0
North-Central	$42	$30	$13	$0	$0	$0
North-East	$142	$101	$41	$41	$35	$6
North-West	$301	$202	$100	$29	$27	$2
Region not Specified	$7	$0	$7	$0	$0	$0
$0 - Less than 1 million

 

Table 11 U.S. Visitors Spending in Ontario: by Expense Category (millions)
Spending Category	Overnight Visits (millions)			Same-day Visits (millions)
	Total USA	Border States	Other States	Total USA	Border States	Other States
Total Spending	$3,491	$1,876	$1,615	$1,385	$1,191	$194
Accommodation	$1,206	$675	$531	$0	$0	$0
Food and Beverage	$696	$393	$303	$379	$353	$27
Recreation and Entertainment	$445	$292	$153	$361	$339	$22
Retail	$438	$251	$186	$294	$274	$19
Canadian Carrier Fares	$371	$98	$273	$201	$84	$117
Private Transportation	$213	$108	$105	$139	$132	$7
Public/local transportation	$123	$59	$64	$11	$9	$2

 

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