March

2009

% change*

% change*

International Border Crossings ¹

Total Inbound

829,254

-5.6%

2,285,094

-4.4%

    From the U.S.

750,606

-3.9%

2,060,912

-3.7%

    From overseas

78,648

-19.1%

224,182

-10.9%

Total Outbound

2,315,103

-12.1%

5,880,194

-12.0%

   To the U.S.

1,849,569

-15.1%

4,579,742

-15.5%

   To overseas

465,534

2.3%

1,300,452

3.2%

Ontario Hotel Statistics ²

    Hotel Occupancy

51.4%

-2.8†

49.8%

-3.2†

    Hotel Average Daily Rate

$119.32

-2.9%

$119.06

-3.0%

Employment in Tourism-Related Industries³

693,500

0.2%

691,200††

2.3%

112.2

4.3%

111.0††

3.5%

    1-800-Ontario ⁵

8,585

-8.7%

19,916

-17.6%

    www.OntarioTravel.net ⁵

220,653

-19.5%

661,186

-1.2%

    Travel Information Centres⁵

41,704

9.6%

106,051

7.0%

Q1 2009

% change*

2008

% change*

Ontario’s International Travel Account
(preliminary)

-$2.5 billion

-6.7%

-$6.3 billion

11.9%

* Percentage change over same period of previous year
† Change in percentage points
†† average of all prior months year-to-date

Sources: 1. Statistics Canada, 2. PKF Consulting, 3. Statistics Canada, Ontario Ministry of Tourism, 4. Statistics Canada, Ontario Ministry of Tourism, 5. EDS, Ontario Ministry of Tourism

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