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Table 10
Person-trips, person-nights and expenditures of non-resident travellers entering Canada and resident travellers returning to Canada

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Person-trips, person-nights and expenditures of non-resident travellers entering Canada and resident travellers returning to Canada
  Non-resident travellers Resident travellers
2004 2005 2006 2007 2004 2005 2006 2007
All countries  
Same day  
Person-trips (thousands) 19,814 17,548 15,262 12,605 22,191 22,940 24,181 24,881
Spending (millions of dollars) 1,268 1,073 946 734 1,307 1,231 1,216 2,100
Average spending per person-trip (dollars) 64 61 62 58 59 54 50 84
One or more nights  
Person-trips (thousands) 19,031 18,612 18,128 17,768 19,595 21,091 22,731 25,163
Spending (millions of dollars) 13,557 13,229 13,008 13,011 17,475 18,965 20,165 22,466
Average spending per person-trip (dollars) 712 711 718 732 892 899 887 893
Person-nights (thousands) 123,426 125,656 123,265 122,023 204,740 223,840 232,542 252,914
Average number of nights per trip 6.5 6.8 6.8 6.9 10.4 10.6 10.2 10.1
Average spending per person-night (dollars) 110 105 106 107 85 85 87 89
Total  
Person-trips (thousands) 38,845 36,160 33,390 30,373 41,786 44,031 46,912 50,045
Spending (millions of dollars) 14,825 14,302 13,954 13,744 18,782 20,196 21,381 24,566
United States  
Same day  
Person-trips (thousands) 19,539 17,265 15,017 12,323 22,191 22,932 24,181 24,881
Spending (millions of dollars) 1,259 1,065 937 724 1,307 1,228 1,216 2,100
Average spending per person-trip (dollars) 64 62 62 59 59 54 50 84
One or more nights  
Person-trips (thousands) 15,088 14,390 13,856 13,371 13,856 14,862 15,992 17,759
Spending (millions of dollars) 8,168 7,463 7,275 7,040 8,664 9,537 10,229 11,545
Average spending per person-trip (dollars) 541 519 525 526 625 642 640 650
Person-nights (thousands) 60,738 57,331 55,295 53,270 107,067 117,164 119,996 130,801
Average number of nights per trip 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 7.7 7.9 7.5 7.4
Average spending per person-night (dollars) 134 130 132 132 81 81 85 88
Total  
Person-trips (thousands) 34,626 31,655 28,873 25,695 36,047 37,794 40,173 42,641
Spending (millions of dollars) 9,427 8,528 8,212 7,764 9,971 10,765 11,445 13,646
Other countries  
Same day  
Person-trips (thousands) 275 283 245 282 0 F 0 0
Spending (millions of dollars) 9 8 9 9 0 F 0 0
Average spending per person-trip (dollars) 34 28 39 33 0 F 0 0
One or more nights  
Person-trips (thousands) 3,944 4,222 4,272 4,397 5,739 6,229 6,739 7,404
Spending (millions of dollars) 5,389 5,766 5,732 5,971 8,811 9,428 9,937 10,920
Average spending per person-trip (dollars) 1,367 1,366 1,342 1,358 1,535 1,514 1,475 1,475
Person-nights (thousands) 62,688 68,325 67,971 68,753 97,672 106,676 112,546 122,113
Average number of nights per trip 15.9 16.2 15.9 15.6 17.0 17.1 16.7 16.5
Average spending per person-night (dollars) 86 84 84 87 90 88 88 89
Total  
Person-trips (thousands) 4,219 4,505 4,518 4,679 5,739 6,237 6,739 7,404
Spending (millions of dollars) 5,399 5,774 5,742 5,980 8,811 9,431 9,937 10,920
Date Modified: 2008-12-22

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