Domestic Tourism in Calgary and Area Tourism Region 2017 OCTOBER 2019 ISBN 978-1-4601-4399-5 A summary of 2017 domestic visitor numbers, expenditures and characteristics 7.27 million total person-visits 79 % Albertans Main trip purpose *for overnight visits 51 % Visit friends/ relatives 29 % Leisure 12 % Business Accommodations 72 % Home of friends/relatives 2 % Campgrounds/RV parks/ backcountry camping 26 % Hotels/resorts/motels/other commercial roofed properties 21 % of total person-visits in Alberta Travel seasons *for overnight visits 34 % July - Sept. 22 % Oct. - Dec. 25 % Jan. - Mar. 19 % Apr. - June Top 5 activities *for overnight visits Bar/night club/ restaurant Any entertainment/ cultural activities Did not do any activities Overnight person-visits 3.17 million overnight visits 17 % from British Columbia 10 % from Central Alberta 27 % from Edmonton and area 9 % of from Ontario 12 % from Southern Alberta 10 % from Saskatchewan 8 % Other Visit friends/ relatives National, provincial or nature park
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Domestic Tourism in Calgary and Area Tourism Region 2017
OCTOBER 2019 ISBN 978-1-4601-4399-5
A summary of 2017 domestic visitor numbers, expenditures and characteristics
7.27 million total person-visits
79%Albertans
Main trip purpose *for overnight visits
51%
Visit friends/relatives
29%
Leisure
12%
Business
Accommodations
72%Home of friends/relatives
2%Campgrounds/RV parks/
backcountry camping
26%Hotels/resorts/motels/other
commercial roofed properties
21%of total
person-visits in Alberta
Travel seasons *for overnight visits
34%
July - Sept. 22%
Oct. - Dec.
25%
Jan. - Mar. 19%
Apr. - June
Top 5 activities *for overnight visits
Bar/night club/restaurant
Any entertainment/
cultural activities
Did not do any activities
Overnight person-visits3.17 million overnight visits
17%
from British Columbia
10%
from Central Alberta
27%
from Edmonton and area
9%of
from Ontario
12%
from SouthernAlberta
10%
from Saskatchewan
8%
Other
Visit friends/ relatives
National, provincial or nature park
OCTOBER 2019 ISBN 978-1-4601-4399-5
$1,716,557
Average length of overnight stays for domestic visitors
*number of person nights
Overnight spending characteristics
Description AlbertaOtherCanada
Average spending per person per visit $181 $394
Average spending per party per visit $280 $613
Average spending per person per night $81 $91
Average spending per party per night $126 $142
About the visitor profileThe Domestic Visitor Profile by region for 2017 is prepared by
Alberta Economic Development, Trade and Tourism based on the
analysis of the 2017 Travel Survey of Residents of Canada (TSRC)
conducted by Statistics Canada. The TSRC provides tourism
information for travel in Alberta by domestic visitors from Alberta and
other parts of Canada, and includes same-day and overnight trips for
Albertans and residents from other parts of Canada.
Detailed estimates for international visitors are not available at the
provincial and tourism regional level due to small sample sizes and
limited data from the International Travel Survey (ITS). Detailed
characteristics are only available for Canadian visitors for 2017.
Domestic visitor profiles are available for Alberta and the six tourism
regions.
For more information on tourism in Alberta, please contact Alberta Economic Development, Trade and Tourism:
QUICK FACT: Residents of Alberta rank number one for spending in every tourism expenditure category except public/local transportation in the Calgary and Area tourism region.
