Victoria November 2011
Victoria Tourism Bulletin 2011-11
Victoria Struggles in November
Victoria’s tourism industry had a difficult month in November with hotel occupancy down 2.25% from 2010, BC Ferries down in passengers and vehicles and very soft conference centre performance.
- According to Stats Canada, tourism spending in Canada increased 0.8% in real terms in the third quarter of 2011. This was the ninth consecutive quarterly increase in tourism spending and is attributed to higher spending by Canadians at home as foreign travel spending in Canada remains virtually unchanged.
- Like wine? Southern Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands are home to 8.4% of the province’s vineyards, 18.1% of its wineries and 5.6% of its acres under vine. Province-wide, B.C.’s share of Canada’s cultivated grape area, marketed production of grapes, and the farm gate value of grapes, has been increasing.
