Travel between Canada and other countries - some interesting observations

StarBuzz Weekly, Toronto-Travel to and from Canada rose in June, all the result of an increase in the number of trips to andfrom the United States. Travel between Canada and countries other than the United States fell inboth directions.Note: Monthly data are seasonally adjusted. Available on CANSIM: tables 427-0001 to 427-0006. Definitions, data sources and methods: survey number 5005. The June 2011 issue of International Travel, Advance Information, Vol. 27, no. 6 (66-001-P, free), is now available from the Key resource module of our website under Publications. For more information, contact Client Services (toll-free 1-800-307-3382; 613-951-9169; fax: 613-951-2909; tourism@statcan.gc.ca). To enquire about the concepts, methods or data quality of this release, contact Frances Kremarik (613-951-4240; frances.kremarik@statcan.gc.ca), Tourism and the Centre for Education Statistics Division.

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On an outbound basis, Canadian residents took 5.0 million trips abroad in June, up 1.1% from  May. The majority of these trips, more than 4.2 million, were to the United States, an increase of 1.5%.

Travel to the United States by Canadian residents increased in most categories. This included overnight travel by both car and plane, which rose 0.4% and 2.5% respectively. Canadian residents took just over 2.4 million same-day car trips to the United States, up 1.8% from May. However, travel by Canadian residents to overseas countries fell 0.9% in June to 766,000 trips. On an inbound basis, foreign residents made just over 2.0 million trips to Canada in June, up 1.1%. Again, the United States accounted for the majority of these trips, 1.7 million, an increase of 1.5%. Overnight travel from the United States was up 0.9%. The number of overnight trips by car rose 2.1%, while overnight travel by plane decreased 2.6%. US residents took 590,000 same-day car trips to Canada in June, up 3.0% from May. Travel by overseas residents to Canada amounted to 377,000 trips in June, down 0.4%.

In June, 8 of Canada's top 12 overseas markets recorded increases. Travel from Germany rose 14.5%, the largest gain. Travel from China rose 5.6%, surpassing the 20,000 mark for the first time.

Travel from Japan fell 9.5%, the largest decrease. Travel from the United Kingdom, Canada's largest overseas market, was down 7.2%.