OTTAWA–The number of visitors to Canada rose 2.1 per cent in September due to an increase in overnight travel from the United States.
Statistics Canada says overnight travel from the United States rose 7.2 per cent to a million trips in September after four straight months of declines.
The agency says the increase was largely the result of more overnight trips by car.
The number of same-day car trips by U.S. residents to Canada fell to 746,000 in September, down 1.1 per cent from August.
Travel from overseas countries to Canada declined 2.7 per cent from August to 397,000 trips in September, with drops in 10 of the Top 12 overseas markets.
Just over 70,000 travellers came from Canada's largest overseas market, Britain – down 3.5 per cent from August.
Canadian residents made 4.3 million trips abroad in September, down 2.9 per cent from August as fewer Canadians visited the United States.
Canadians made 3.7 million trips to the United States in September, down 3.5 per cent from August. Canadian travel to overseas countries increased 0.7 per cent to 670,000 trips in September.
