Tourism

Publications

• Tourism Sector Recovers in 2010
  • Related data table
• Tourism Sector Monitor -- monthly periodical
• Measuring the Size of British Columbia's Tourism Sector
• Visitor Entries in 2011: A Year in Review

Tourism Data

• Data Table, Annual 2010 [PDF] [XLS]
• Tourism GDP and Employment

Room Revenue Statistics

Historic room revenue estimates were based exclusively on hotel room tax (HRT) data. This tax was repealed on June 30, 2010 and BC Stats is now basing room revenues on additional hotel room tax (AHRT) which is only collected in certain municipalities. The remaining room revenues are modelled based on revenue streams from the harmonized sales tax (HST). Until BC Stats has had an opportunity to test the robustness of the modelled estimates from non-AHRT collecting vendors, room revenue estimates for July 2010 onward should be considered preliminary and may be subject to larger than usual revisions and possible delays.

For more information on the concepts and methodology, please review the explanatory notes.

Annual, 1995-1999 [CSV] [XLS] (for reference purposes only; based on older methodology and database)

Tourism Links

• Ministry of Jobs, Tourism and Innovation
  • Tourism Research
• Tourism Vancouver - Marketing Research
• Outdoor Recreation Council of British Columbia - Publications
• Statistics Canada
  • Publications - Search on tourism
  • National Tourism Indicators, Quarterly Estimates
  • National Tourism Indicators, Historical Estimates
  • International Travel Survey Microdata File
  • Culture, Tourism and the Centre for Education Statistics: Research Papers
• Canadian Tourism Commission
• World Tourism Organization
• World Travel and Tourism Council
• Tourism Research Links
• BC Parks statistics