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Originally Posted by Metro-One
That is great news! Thanks for posting  The more exposure for Victoria the better, such a great city! |
Yes, it is great news! Leisure tourism is one of our main economic drivers!
I can't find the article, but Tourism Victoria has said in the past that there is a significant percentage of cruise ship passengers (day-visitors who make the port-o-call stops) that intend to return to Victoria as the more coveted 'overnight' visitor. They have a great experience and really like the city - so much so that they want to come back and stay longer - typically 3-4 days. The majority of cruise ship passengers are American.
Not too long ago Victoria had over 1 million overnight US visitors per year alone.... the higher CAD dollar reduced that a bit, but numbers seem to be back - by all accounts 2014 has been a stellar year here
...now if BC Ferries would just reduce their fares we could get the Surrey camping crowd back with their F350 dually and trailer rigs ..... oh wait keep 'em up
