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Table 26
Person-trips, person-nights and expenditures of Canadian residents returning from countries other than the United States after a stay of one or more nights, by selected trip characteristics, 2007

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Person-trips, person-nights and expenditures of Canadian residents returning from countries other than the United States after a stay of one or more nights, by selected trip characteristics, 2007
  Person-trips Person-nights Average number of nights per trip Spending Average spending per person-trip Average spending per person-night
    thousands   percent   thousands   number   millions of dollars   dollars
Quarter of re-entry 7,404 100.0 122,113 16.5 10,920 1,475 89
First 2,461 33.2 36,394 14.8 3,051 1,240 84
Second 1,699 23.0 29,227 17.2 2,664 1,568 91
Third 1,713 23.1 33,985 19.8 2,869 1,675 84
Fourth 1,531 20.7 22,507 14.7 2,336 1,526 104
Region of destination 1 7,404 100.0 122,113 16.5 10,920 1,475 89
Europe 2,573 34.8 46,954 18.2 4,698 1,826 100
Africa 171 2.3 5,084 29.6 491 2,865 97
Asia 898 12.1 25,706 28.6 1,803 2,007 70
Central America 213 2.9 3,334 E 15.7 295 E 1,387 89
Bermuda and Caribbean 1,776 24.0 16,508 9.3 1,658 934 100
South America 124 1.7 2,240 18.1 227 1,830 101
Other areas 2 1,138 15.4 15,369 13.5 1,420 1,248 92
Cruises 504 6.8 6,566 13.0 306 607 47
Purpose of trip 7,404 100.0 122,113 16.5 10,920 1,475 89
Business, convention or employment 771 10.4 11,872 15.4 1,639 2,126 138
Visiting friends or relatives 1,242 16.8 29,507 23.8 1,677 1,350 57
Other pleasure, recreation or holiday 4,971 67.1 71,296 14.3 6,867 1,381 96
Other 420 5.7 9,438 22.5 738 1,758 78
Length of stay 7,404 100.0 122,113 16.5 10,920 1,475 89
1 to 6 nights 501 6.8 2,320 4.6 463 924 200
7 to 13 nights 3,258 44.0 26,443 8.1 3,295 1,011 125
14 to 20 nights 1,969 26.6 31,002 15.7 3,172 1,611 102
21 nights and over 1,675 22.6 62,347 37.2 3,991 2,382 64