Tourism industry in Canada Exercise 4-3

            The tourism sector makes an important contribution to Canada's economy in every region of the country, the tourism sector is made up of several industries, including

·       transportation

·       accommodation

·       food and beverage

·       recreation and entertainment

·       travel services

            Canada's Federal Tourism Strategy sets out a new approach to strengthening Canada's tourism sector and helping it continue to make a significant contribution to the Canadian economy.

            The tourism in Canada is not only international, the domestic tourism plays a big role in the tourism industry in Canada, for example Canadian travelers made 229.2 million domestic trips in 2010, up 0.9% over 2009. Most of these trips (9 out of 10) were within the traveler’s province of residence, also Canadian residents accounted for 80% ($58.5 billion) of total tourism spending in Canada in 2010, the sixth year in which the domestic share of tourism spending increased, while the total international arrivals have been trending down for the past 10 years, reaching 24.7 million in 2010, mainly due to the decrease in U.S. visits and mainly after the crises Travelers from the U.S. accounted for 45% of Canada's international travel receipts in 2010, down from 59% in 2000.

            For the majority of people, tourism is a luxuries and not a necessity, as their income increase, expenditures on tourism will become greater.