Canadian Tourism Commission
Includes stats and research reports in the "CTX Business Centre" section. The site also contains ordering info for tourism publications.
World Tourism Organization
(WTO) has an online statistics service and many tourism statistics publications; descriptions and ordering info can be found on the site.
The World Travel and Tourism Council
Has some "key statistics" from a global perspective, a "travel and tourism tax barometer" (measuring taxation by 52 world destinations, including Vancouver), and many other research papers.
Tourism research links, courtesy of Tourism Montreal.
Other tourism sites of interest: BC
These sites do not necessarily contain any statistics, but have info about the tourism sector in BC.
The Ministry of Small Business and Economic Development
Is the provincial ministry responsible for the Tourism sector.
Tourism BC
Is the provincial crown corporation responsible for "promoting BC as a preferred travel destination to the world".
BC Parks
A division of the Ministry of Water, Land and Air Protection, has a statistics page which includes visitation statistics.
Contact:
Larry Iles
Bachelor of Tourism Management Coordinator:
liles@tru.ca or 250.371.5692
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