Tourism Activity Review: March 2012
Highlights:- Nova Scotia welcomed 295,800 visitors in the first quarter of 2012, an increase of 12 per cent compared to 2011.
- Year-to date, visits from Atlantic Canada (+12%), Ontario (+18%) and Quebec (+25%) increased while visits from Western Canada decreased (-4%).
Nova Scotia welcomed 295,800 visitors in the first quarter of 2012, an increase of 12 per cent compared to 2011. Road visitation increased 16% and air visitation was up 5% in the first quarter of 2012. Year to date, road visitation is strong, which may be partially due to weak road visitation and poor weather conditions in the first three months of 2011. Another factor that influences the road visitation percent change from 2011-12 is the fact that the ferry in Digby was in dry dock for several weeks in 2011.
From January to March, visitation from the US increased (+32% or almost 2,700 visits) while visitation from overseas markets was down (-13% or close to 1,100 visits).
See the 2012 Key Tourism Indicators for a complete list of tourism industry benchmarks for Nova Scotia.
