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October 07, 2022TOURISM ACTIVITY TRACKER, JULY 2022 Tourism July 2022 vs July 2019
Nova Scotia’s tourism declined 14.1% in July 2022 compared to same period in 2019. Domestic tourists declined 5.9% and international tourism decreased by 36.5% in July 2022. Canada’s tourism decreased 15.2% in July 2022. Domestic and international tourism in Canada decreased in July by 5.7% and 37.2% respectively. New Brunswick had the greatest decrease in overall tourism while Newfoundland had the least. Domestic tourism had grew in Newfoundland and Prince Edward Island. International tourism declined in all countries, with the greatest decrease in Newfoundland. Prince Edward Island and Quebec reported the least decline in international tourism in July 2022.
Overall, tourism activity has gradually recovered, although Canada and the provinces remain below the 2019 levels. Domestic tourism follows a similar trend to the overall tourism. In this case, Canada is much closer to recovery to pre pandemic levels while two of the provinces showed growth in 2022 in comparison to 2019. International tourism recovered at a slower pace and significant growth changes started in July 2021. Following growth, in January 2022 there was a rapid decline for most provinces, but international tourism has picked up since then and is back on the path to recovery.
Tourism activity levels were at their highest level since February 2020 for most provinces in July 2022, including Nova Scotia.
Notes: Statistics Canada's "Canadian Tourism Activity Tracker" illustrates the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on tourism activity. The data compares the latest reference period and the same month in 2019, prior to the pandemic. This provides a snapshot of how tourism activity has changed, including air travel, surface travel, hotels/accommodations, spending and trip duration. Tourism activity is monitored for both domestic travellers (those travelling within Canada, including within province more than 40 km from home) as well as inbound travellers from international sources. Overall tourism is estimated as a weighted average of domestic and inbound tourism activities.
Source: Statistics Canada. Table 24-10-0049-01 Canadian Tourism Activity Tracker and Grouped Data Sources, Canadian Tourism Activity Tracker
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