BC Business
As B.C. heads into another peak tourist season after a record-breaking 2018, we look at how sightseers are helping power the provincial economy.
Visitors from abroad to B.C. in 2018:
Non-U.S. international tourists:
Total revenue from B.C. tourism in 2017:
Provincial tax revenue from B.C. tourism in 2017:
10-year growth:
Tourism businesses operating in B.C. in 2017:
Tourism industry jobs:
Job openings expected by 2028:
Indigenous tourism businesses in B.C.:
Visitor nights in B.C., 2017:
Average summer rate for a room in a Vancouver hotel with three or more stars:
Average summer rate in Toronto:
Value of sports tourism in B.C., 2017:
People who participated in sports tourism in the province that year:
Pot-friendly B&Bs listed in B.C. on Airbnb competitor Budandbreakfast.com:
Sources: BC Stats, Destination British Columbia, go2HR, Indigenous Tourism BC, Cheaphotels.org, Tourism Vancouver, Canadian Sport Tourism Alliance, Budandbreakfast.com, CannaTours; Illustration: Kagan Mcleod