Tourism is on the rise across most of Canada with the hotel industry reporting increases for the week of July 24 to 30, reports Canada Tourism News.
The biggest increase was seen in the province of Quebec, where hotel occupancy rates rose 10.5 percent, with 80.2 percent of hotel rooms occupied during the week. Manitoba had the second-largest gains with an 8.1 percent increase to a 75.7 percent occupancy rate.
Prince Edward Island was the only province to see a decrease in occupancy rates, dropping 5.9 percent. The small province had been enjoying a boom in tourism, however, and even with the drop, still reported having 84.8 percent of hotel rooms booked.
Overall, the country saw an increase of 3.4 percent, bringing the average occupancy rate to 75.7 percent. The average daily rate – the amount charged for each room per day – rose 2.9 percent to $132.35.
The numbers were compiled by global data research firm Smith Travel Research, which regularly measures hotel analytics across the U.S., Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean.