Your problem is that you see an ad for a cheap room on travago and you think "BC tourism is dying".
its because you can't even comprehend the scale of that industry
$1.70 a litre in BC
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its because you can't even comprehend the scale of that industry
Shouldn't be, the climate here has taken a turn for the better this year...…………...no smoke and very few fires and no intense heat so far! Gas just dropped another cent a litre.
How much should the average motel/hotel room rent for these days? I'm still living in the age when we spent $40 for a room in Spokane or Reno.
https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/record-numbers-of-international-tourists-flock-to-b-c
Over six million international tourists flocked to British Columbia in 2018, the highest number on record.
Over six million international tourists flocked to British Columbia in 2018, the highest number on record.
https://www.ca.kayak.com/Vernon-Hotels.14728.hotel.ksp
There's a few here in Vernon, Pete, within reach of the working man! (I'd tell them where to stick their $250)
Don't get sucked in by those figures, Hoidie! They include people who walk in from Blaine for a beer.
from the link:
Statistics Canada figures released on Monday showed that of the 6.1 million tourists who came to B.C. last year from abroad, 3.9 million were from the U.S. (a jump of 7.1 per cent over 2017). This number does not include the 2.2 million Americans who came into B.C., mostly by car, on day trips.
Statistics Canada figures released on Monday showed that of the 6.1 million tourists who came to B.C. last year from abroad, 3.9 million were from the U.S. (a jump of 7.1 per cent over 2017). This number does not include the 2.2 million Americans who came into B.C., mostly by car, on day trips.
They also count everyone from the rest of the province that is in town for healthcare or business.
How many got off the plane in YVR and jumped on a boat to Alaska , and got counted on the way home .