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Total Expenditure in Alberta (2019)
Total Person-Visits to Alberta (2019)
Overview
Outbound travel fell to 59% below 2019 levels in 2021 due to worldwide border closures brought in to curtail rising infection rates. Recovery is expected to get underway throughout 2023, with vaccine roll- outs allowing for the easing of restrictions, with Netherlands outbound travel set to improve to 25% below 2019 levels. High inflation and weakening economic growth is likely to dampen the near-term travel recovery however Oxford Economics anticipates outbound travel will return to 2019 levels by 2025.
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Competitor Comparison
Air Travel
Economic Indicators
Traveller Characteristics
Competitor Comparison
| Indicator | Quebec | Ontario | Alberta | BC | Canada |
| Visitation (2019) | 22 Thousand | 61 Thousand | 43 Thousand | 47 Thousand | 187 Thousand |
| Share of total national visitation (2019) | 12% | 33% | 23% | 25% | - |
| Expenditure (2019) | $17 Million | $58 Million | $45 Million | $81 Million | $212 Million |
| Share of total national expenditure (2019) | 8% | 27% | 21% | 38% | - |
| Average spend (2019) | $780 | $949 | $1,040 | $1,727 | $1,133 |
Air Travel
Economic Indicators
| Indicators | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
| GDP - per capita | $52,093 | $57,748 | $55,479 |
| GDP - YoY Growth Rate | -0.6% | 10.9% | -3.9% |
| Exchange Rate (CAD/EUR) (annual average) | $1.53 | $1.48 | $1.37 |
| Unemployment Rate (annual average) | 4.9% | 4.2% | 3.6% |
| Inflation Rate (annual average) | 1.3% | 2.7% | 9.6% |
Seasonality (2019)
Purpose of Visit (2019)
