標題: Olympics have been good to BC's tourism industry [打印本頁] 作者: tiffiant 時間: 2011-2-11 07:39 標題: Olympics have been good to BC's tourism industry
Olympics have been good to BC's tourism industry
Numbers show boost in overnight visits
Tamara Slobogean Feb 11, 2011 06:53:54 AM
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VANCOUVER (NEWS1130 - We were promised the Olympic legacy would pay off in tourism dollars. One year later, that promise is good.
The latest from Statistics Canada suggests overnight visits from American and Chinese tourists to BC were up more than 10 per cent in the six months following the games. The local convention business is reflecting good times, too. The new centre sold 166,000 room nights; this year's figures are on-track toward to 220,000 mark.
By November, which is traditionally considered off-season, the increase in international visitors to the province grew 7.5 per cent compared to the same month the year before.
This morning, we talked to people who work in the industry, and it seems cabbies are the only ones out in the cold. "I just know that we're slower than I've ever seen it," says one driver.
But the Province is rejoicing, insisting the proof is in the numbers.作者: tiffiant 時間: 2011-2-11 07:40
Statistics Canada numbers show a boost in tourism since the 2010 Games.
