had a big boost from April to June as
trips made by Canadian residents
within the country were up 10.9 per cent on a year-over-year basis, according to the quarterly national travel survey by
.
Canadian residents took 90.6 million trips that included a domestic visit in the second quarter, up from the more than 67.6 million domestic trips they took during the first quarter. For comparison, the year-over-year increase in the first quarter was 2.2 per cent.
Among the domestic visits for the second quarter, 58.6 million were same-day, up 12.4 per cent, while 32.0 million were overnight, up 8.4 per cent.
As a result,
tourism spending also increased
, as Canadian residents spent $20.3 billion domestically from April to June, up 13.5 per cent year over year. From January to March, Canadian residents spent $13.8 billion on
.
Overall during the second quarter, Canadian residents took 99.3 million trips within Canada and abroad
—
an 8.5 per cent jump from the same quarter in 2024.
Included in that number are the 8.9 million trips Canadians made
, which was down 12.1 per cent from 2024, mainly due to a decline in outbound visits to the United States.
Statistics Canada said Canadians took
in the second quarter, down 21.6 per cent year over year. Spending during those visits totalled $4.8 billion, a decline of 14.9 per cent from 2024.
Canadian residents spent an average of $125 per same-day visit to the U.S. in the second quarter.
Meanwhile, the total number of trips by non-residents to Canada, including visitors from the U.S. and overseas countries, was eight million from April to June, a 3.1 per cent year-over-year decrease.
Americans took 6.1 million trips to Canada in the second quarter, down 5.6 per cent on a year-over-year basis, while visitors from overseas accounted for 1.9 million trips, a 5.8 per cent increase.
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