Table 10
Person-trips, person-nights and expenditures of non-resident travellers entering Canada and resident travellers returning to Canada

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Person-trips, person-nights and expenditures of non-resident travellers entering Canada and resident travellers returning to Canada
  Non-resident travellers Resident travellers
2006 2007 2008 2009 2006 2007 2008 2009
All countries  
Same day  
Person-trips (thousands) 15,262 12,598 10,373 9,111 24,181 24,881 24,700 21,277
Spending (millions of dollars) 946 733 589 531 1,216 2,100 2,115 1525
Average spending per person-trip (dollars) 62 58 57 58 50 84 86 72
One or more nights  
Person-trips (thousands) 18,128 17,775 16,997 15,585 22,731 25,163 27,037 26,204
Spending (millions of dollars) 13,008 13,121 12,893 11,521 20,165 22,466 24,522 23,999
Average spending per person-trip (dollars) 718 738 759 739 887 893 907 916
Person-nights (thousands) 123,265 123,862 126,067 114,889 232,542 252,914 274,344 271,385
Average number of nights per trip 6.8 7.0 7.4 7.4 10.2 10.1 10.1 10.4
Average spending per person-night (dollars) 106 106 102 100 87 89 89 88
Total  
Person-trips (thousands) 33,390 30,373 27,370 24,696 46,912 50,045 51,737 47,481
Spending (millions of dollars) 13,954 13,855 13,482 12,052 21,381 24,566 26,637 25,524
United States  
Same day  
Person-trips (thousands) 15,017 12,319 10,102 8,858 24,181 24,881 24,698 21,277
Spending (millions of dollars) 937 724 580 523 1,216 2,100 2,115 1,525
Average spending per person-trip (dollars) 62 59 57 59 50 84 86 72
One or more nights  
Person-trips (thousands) 13,856 13,376 12,503 11,667 15,992 17,759 18,915 17,977
Spending (millions of dollars) 7,275 7,082 6,583 6,087 10,229 11,545 12,924 12,667
Average spending per person-trip (dollars) 525 529 527 522 640 650 683 705
Person-nights (thousands) 55,295 53,954 50,643 47,365 119,996 130,801 146,602 142,626
Average number of nights per trip 4.0 4.0 4.1 4.1 7.5 7.4 7.8 7.9
Average spending per person-night (dollars) 132 131 130 129 85 88 88 89
Total  
Person-trips (thousands) 28,873 25,695 22,606 20,526 40,173 42,641 43,613 39,254
Spending (millions of dollars) 8,212 7,806 7,163 6,610 11,445 13,646 15,040 14,192
Other countries  
Same day  
Person-trips (thousands) 245 279 271 252 0 0 F 0
Spending (millions of dollars) 9 9 9 8 0 0 F 0
Average spending per person-trip (dollars) 39 33 35 32 0 0 F 0
One or more nights  
Person-trips (thousands) 4,272 4,400 4,494 3,918 6,739 7,404 8,122 8,227
Spending (millions of dollars) 5,732 6,039 6,310 5,434 9,937 10,920 11,597 11,331
Average spending per person-trip (dollars) 1,342 1,373 1,404 1,387 1,475 1,475 1,428 1,377
Person-nights (thousands) 67,971 69,908 75,424 67,524 112,546 122,113 127,742 128,759
Average number of nights per trip 15.9 15.9 16.8 17.2 16.7 16.5 15.7 15.7
Average spending per person-night (dollars) 84 86 84 80 88 89 91 88
Total  
Person-trips (thousands) 4,518 4,679 4,764 4,170 6,739 7,404 8,124 8,227
Spending (millions of dollars) 5,742 6,048 6,319 5,443 9,937 10,920 11,597 11,331