APRIL2014 InternationalVisitorArrivalstoBC USTotal USOvernight InternationalOvernight Europe Asia/Pacific 235,807 237,541 473,348 7.0% 132,392 9.4% 215,047 13.1% 17,609 7.7% 58,090 24.6% - 146,615 219,516 0.0% 18,094-6.2% 48,826-3.6% 2.8% 279,007 434,563 6.1% 35,703 106,916 TravelPartiestoVisitorCentresbyRegion Vancouver, Coast&Mtns Vancouver Island Thompson Okanagan Kootenay Rockies NorthernBC Cariboo ChilcotinCoast BC Total 9.9% 21,658 19,892 23,946 65,496-25.7% 6,444-1 8,970 35.0% 4,101 1,797 8.6% 969 16.3% 43,939-1 RestaurantReceipts -28.9% 7,340-2 8,318 4.3% 4,571 1,817 1.8% 825 4.2% 42,763-18.3% -26.8% 12,569-10.0% 11,735 28.2% 5,922 10.6% 2,110 0.8% 1,308 9.1% 57,590-10.7% -27.1% 26,353-13.8% 29,023 22.1% 14,594 7.1% 5,724 3.5% 3,102 9.8% 144,292-13.2% Jan $663M 12.0% CanadianRe-entriestoBC US Overseas 328,579-2.8% 171,955 14.4% 319,208-5.8% 139,432 ProvincialHotelOccupancyRate 48.1% 55.6% 14.8% 5 3.4% 3.4% 3.3% ProvincialAverageDailyRoom Rate $130 $129 $129 2.6% 2.5% 2.6% ConventionCentres The2014ConventionCentredataisnot yetavailableatthetimeofpublishing. 647,787-4.3% 311,387 1 Research,Planning&Evaluation Page1
Tourism Indicators-Accommodation Research,Planning&Evaluation Page2 GreaterVancouver DowntownVancouver Airport(Richmond) WhistlerResort Abbotsford/Chiliwack VancouverIsland GreaterVictoria CampbelRiver Parksvile/Qualicum Beach Kamloops Kelowna Penticton PrinceGeorge 5.6% 61.8% 5.6% 58.2% 61.8% 54.8% 3.1% 56.9% 60.3% 53.9% 9.6% 10.0% 65.9% 68.7% 63.4% 0.3% 76.7% 80.6% 73.2% - 3.5% -4.9% 4 44.6% 37.9% 1.1% 0.6% 43.1% 49.1% 37.7% 2.0% 46.6% 53.5% 40.5% - -2.8% 40.8% 45.2% 36.9% -0.1% - 45.2% 49.7% 41.3% 2.8% 0.1% 5.3% 37.2% 42.3% 32.6% -2.4% -2.7% -2.0% 36.3% 38.0% 34.8% 3.7% 0.9% 36.3% 41.4% 31.7% -1.3% 1.7% 26.5% 28.0% 25.3% 3.5% 2.0% 57.3% 60.3% 54.7% HotelOccupancyRatebyCommunity AverageDailyRoom RatebyCommunity GreaterVancouver DowntownVancouver Airport(Richmond) WhistlerResort Abbotsford/Chiliwack VancouverIsland GreaterVictoria CampbelRiver Parksvile/Qualicum Beach Kamloops Kelowna Penticton PrinceGeorge 2.4% 1.8% $123 $124 $122 1.5% $136 $137 $135 3.3% 3.8% 2.9% $112 $113 $110 5.7% 4.7% 6.7% $274 $273 $274-1.7% $91 $89 0.8% 1.3% $100 $103 $96 1.1% 0.6% $98 $101 $95 2.3% 3.4% $105 $106 $103 1.3% 1.5% - - 1.8% $88 $85-1.1% -3.1% $93 $92 $94 2.6% 3.9% 0.9% $100 $104 $97-2.4% -4.8% 1.3% $82 $85 $80 5.7% 6.5% $116 $117 $114
Tourism Indicators-Transportation Research,Planning&Evaluation Page3 Domestic Transborder AsiaPacific Europe Misc. International Total 6.6% 5.9% 6.0% 7.9% 2,226,969 779,334 703,898 743,737 7.2% 7.8% 7.3% 6.3% 1,090,404 394,128 342,630 353,646 11.8% 18.1% 673,707 222,435 200,096 251,176 7.9% 12.7% 6.3% 4.1% 187,542 72,034 54,810 60,698 5.3% 3.9% 6.0% 174,508 60,541 54,060 59,907 6.9% 6.7% 8.9% 4,353,130 1,528,472 1,355,494 1,469,164 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep YTD Domestic US Europe AsiaPacific Mexico Total 5.5% 4.7% 4.3% 3.9% 8.5% 8.8% 9.9% 8.1% 4,864,581 562,804 612,741 610,045 571,643 565,828 485,228 497,733 453,797 504,762 7.4% 4.8% 8.6% 10.3% 8.7% 5.9% 7.8% 6.8% 5.8% 2,192,049 234,612 275,894 286,916 267,494 236,009 220,354 234,270 207,873 228,627 2.7% 0.3% 0.4% 10.1% 15.8% 18.0% 542,797 76,290 89,384 89,778 76,717 64,000 47,690 37,570 29,350 32,018 5.0% 2.7% 0.8% 4.9% 10.8% 2.9% 2.3% 10.3% 1,324,586 149,075 164,800 165,024 147,997 148,611 138,283 136,748 123,543 150,505 22.5% -10.1% 15.6% 11.1% 16.7% 2 2 29.3% 31.5% 27.2% 143,351 6,314 7,960 7,344 7,858 11,202 22,234 28,221 24,908 27,310 6.1% 4.8% 3.4% 5.6% 6.5% 8.6% 8.5% 8.2% 8.1% 9,067,364 1,029,095 1,150,779 1,159,107 1,071,709 1,025,650 913,789 934,542 839,471 943,222 PassengerVolumetoYVRbyOrigin AirCapacitytoYVRbyOrigin(forecast) Abbotsford Campbel River Comox Victoria Castlegar Kamloops Kelowna Prince George Smithers -1.1% -3.9% 0.5% 0.5% 107,148 38,364 34,090 34,694 1 1.4% 11.5% 12,478 4,661 3,831 3,986-6.4% -1.7% -4.6% -13.4% 62,968 23,804 20,353 18,811 36.4% 40.5% 3 35.3% 54,676 19,913 17,256 17,507 6.2% 7.9% 5.4% 5.2% 368,704 136,896 114,696 117,112 16.6% 1 2 17.4% 13,026 5,082 4,614 3,330 14.1% 14.9% 15.7% 1 87,147 29,579 28,534 29,034 7.8% 8.5% 7.3% 412,908 141,392 136,094 135,422 3.1% 2.6% 8.0% 110,195 39,042 35,426 35,727 6.7% 4.2% 18,014 6,567 5,869 5,578 PassengerVolumetoRegionalAirports
Tourism Indicators-Transportation BC FerriesPassengerVolume-Total Jan 1,139,795 Feb 1,047,446-7.3% Mar 1,388,814-5.7% YTD 3,576,055-4.0% BC FerriesPassengerVolume-RegionalRoutes HighwayTraficVolume Victoria,Vancouver, 553,742 5.0% 525,159-4.6% 721,791 1,800,692-4.9% -2.0% Route1,N of ChinaBar Tunnel 77,616 37.77% 75,113-4.38% 152,729 13.22% PortHardy,Prince Rupert 1,550 1,623 1,843 5,016 Route3,W of BC/ABBorder, CrowsnestPas 105,524-42.48% 106,904-3.46% 117,118-5.15% 329,546-21.10% 7.2% 2.6% -2-6.4% Route4,Jctnto Ucluelet/Tofino 32,023 32,060 44,361 108,444 CruiseRevenuePassengers Route5,N of Hope, Coquihala 10.96% 20.91% -1.31% 8.09% The2014cruiseseasonhadnotbegun atthetimeofpublishing. Route16,Eof TeteJaune Cache 54,684 2.62% 54,684 2.62% Route97,N of MagueriteFery CrosingRd 56,761 1.33% 55,104-5.07% 75,392-5.37% 187,257-3.34% Research,Planning&Evaluation Page4
Data Notes This Publication The Tourism Indicators publication comprises key statistics covering major aspects of the tourism industry including visitation, accommodation and transportation etc. The publication is updated monthly but all data are subject to ongoing revisions from suppliers. Please note percent changes listed in this publication are for changes from the same period last year. Provincial Indicators International Visitor Arrivals to BC Provided by Statistics Canada, also referred as custom entries, the data report the volume of non-canadian residents entering Canada through a designated land, sea or air border by province of entry and country of origin; the update is available monthly with a two-month lag. These figures do not account for all visitors to British Columbia since domestic visitors are excluded as well as international visitors who cross Canada Customs outside British Columbia yet still travel to British Columbia. Likewise, customs entries include visitors who cross Canada Customs in British Columbia, but who continue on to other provinces. Canadian Re-entries to BC Provided by Statistics Canada, the data report the volume of Canadian residents returning from the United States and other countries to Canada through a designated land, sea or air border by province of entry; the update is available monthly with a two-month lag. Travel Parties to Visitor Centres by Region Provided by Destination British Columbia, the data report the total volume of visitor parties to visitor centres in all six tourism regions of British Columbia each month; the update is available monthly. Hotel, Convention & Food Provincial Occupancy Rate* Published by PKF Consulting Inc., the data report the monthly provincial occupancy rate; the update is available monthly with a two-month lag. Hotel occupancy rate is the percentage of hotel rooms occupied during a specific time period, omitting rooms not available due to renovations or otherwise unavailable. Provincial Average Daily Room Rate* Published by PKF Consulting Inc., the data report the monthly provincial average daily room rate; the update is available monthly with a two-month lag. Average daily room rate (ADR) is a statistical unit used to measure a hotel's pricing scale; the figure is derived by dividing actual total revenue for the period represented by the total number of occupied room nights. Restaurant Receipts Provided by Statistics Canada, the data report the total dollars spent on food services and drinking places in BC each month; the update is available monthly with a twomonth lag. Convention Centres Provided by individual convention centres in BC, the data report on totals for Total Event Participant Days and Non-Resident Delegate Days; the update is available quarterly based on a calendar year (e.g. Q1 means January to March). Non-Resident Delegate Days includes all nonlocal delegates days attending Non-Resident Conventions (all events with one or more non-local delegates in attendance and two or more show days). The Vancouver Convention Centre Non-Resident Delegate Days do not include delegates from BC. Research, Planning & Evaluation Page 5
Accommodation Indicators Hotel Occupancy Rate by Community* Published by PKF Consulting Inc., the data report occupancy rates for selected communities; the update is available monthly with a two-month lag. Hotel occupancy rate is the percentage of hotel rooms occupied during a specific time period, omitting rooms not available due to renovations or otherwise unavailable. Average Daily Room Rate by Community* Published by PKF Consulting Inc., the data report the average daily room rates for selected communities; the update is available monthly with a two-month lag. Average daily room rate (ADR) is a statistical unit used to measure a hotel's pricing scale; the figure is derived by dividing actual total revenue for the period represented by the total number of occupied room nights. Transportation Indicators Air Capacity to YVR by Different Origin Provided by Vancouver International Airport, the data report total non-stop air capacity to YVR each month by region of origin. Monthly data and percent changes are forecasted annually and are updated bi-annually in May and November. Passenger Volume to YVR by Different Origin Provided by the Vancouver International Airport, the data report the total enplaned and deplaned passengers at YVR each month by country/region of origin; the update is available monthly. Passenger Volume to Regional Airports Provided by individual airports, the data report the total enplaned and deplaned passengers each month; the update is available monthly. Cruise Revenue Passengers Provided by Cruise BC, the data report the total volume of revenue passengers to BC each month; the update is available monthly during cruise ship season (April- October). Cruise revenue passengers include paying passengers embarking or disembarking from a single port. BC Ferries Passenger Volume Provided by BC Ferries, the data report the total passenger volume on all routes each month; the update is available monthly. Please note that year-to-date (YTD) totals on the BC Ferries website will be different from those reported in the Tourism Indicators, as BC Ferries reports passenger volume on a fiscal year and the Tourism Indicators is reported on a calendar year. Highway Traffic Volume Provided by the British Columbia Ministry of Transportation, the data report traffic volumes on selected routes within the province each month; the update is available quarterly based on a calendar year (e.g. Q1 means January to March). Highway traffic volume is a basic element of traffic data and is the aggregation of traffic-count data from one or more counters that describes the volume of traffic that has passed a known point or cross section of the roadway during a defined time. The British Columbia Ministry of Transportation constantly monitors changing traffic patterns in locations around the province to improve roadway planning. This information is For specifically more tailored information for road building and planning. Email: tourismresearch@destinationbc.ca Phone: 1.877.877.8811 Website: www.destinationbc.ca/research.aspx Are you subscribed? To receive an email alert when new tourism publications are released please email subscribe to: tourismresearch@destinationbc.ca *PKF Consulting Inc. with reproduction and use of information subject to PKF Disclaimer and Restrictions at www.pkfcanada.com, including a requirement to obtain written permission from PKF Consulting Inc. for specific uses. Quotation and reproduction of this material is permitted otherwise ONLY if credited to PKF Consulting Inc. (c) 2014 Destination BC Corp. All rights reserved. DESTINATION BRITISH COLUMBIA is an Official Mark of Destination BC Corp. Research, Planning & Evaluation Page 6