Quay. Hotel, clerk’ Karen, Kirk (left) and.|
relations manager Farah Janmohamed came’

‘hotel’ guest's rescue when he was hit with a
of food poisoning. Their efforts wore
‘with s Vancouver: Hospitality

,a firet fora North Shore business. ©

- category :

Seven million
spend the night

TOURISM Vancouver has tal-
lied its 1995 figures for visitor
volume and spending in
Greater Vancouver.

The number of ovemight
visitors amounted to seven mil-
lion, with spending totalling
$2.2 billion, The number of
overnight visitors has
increased by. eight percent
from 1994,

Canadian overnight visitors
accounted for 59.9% of the
total, United States 24.5% and
international visitors 15.7%.

The | largest growth
occurred in the international
the 1.3) million
overnight visitors was a
25.3%increase over last year.

The. most significant increases

occurred in the number of visi-
tors from South Korea by
79.7%, Taiwan by 74.9% and
Hong Kong by. 48.4%.
Tourism Vancouver manager,
market. development, Asia
Pacific Patrick Bird says, “The
growth is due to a combination

~_of deregulation on exit visas in
- Asia, improved air access into
Vancouver and a strong interest

from these markets in
Vancouver as a travel destina-
tion.”

* Tourism Vancouver chair-
man John Winter ‘says “the
great results from 1995 are
reflective of all the hard work
done cooperatively by afl the

- Members of the tourism indus-

Lh to rR: : Karin, Kate, Winston, inge, Charmaine & jimmy

(Atnne ~ (not in picture).)

- and. futendly pooptel!

system to ensure the finest travel arrangements

at the best price.

try. However, we must not take
our success for granted as the
tourism industry grows
increasingly more competitive.
This is why we must focus on
marketing programs during
Vancouver's Enteriain-ment
Season in the October to April
‘need period’ which will help
insure a healthy industry year
round.”

‘The average stay of a visitor
to Greater Vancouver was three
and a half days, during which
time they spent an average of
$312, Visitors spent $545 mil-
lion on accommodation, $504
million in restaurants, $447
million while shopping, $433
inillion on transportation and
the remaining $271 million on
attractions, recreation, enter-
tainment and groceries.

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