Nova Scotia Tourism Statistics: 2008
Submitted by Kim on Friday, 27 March 2009No Comment
Last year big gas prices and a teetering economy penetrated the Nova Scotia tourism industry. Ian Fairclough of the Halifax Chronicle-Herald put together some sobering numbers. But, believe it not, things are looking a lot better for 2009.
Two million-one hundred-thousand (2,100,000) people came to Nova Scotia last year and here is the breakdown:
Cruise Ships: 228 to Halifax and 76 to Cape Breton
Campgrounds: 785,000 site nights sold – + 5%
Accommodations
- South Shore: 189,000: +1%
- Halifax: 1,400,000: +4%
- Eastern Shore: 24,000: +1%
- Cape Breaton: 398,9000: -4%
- Northumberland Shore: 197,000: -1%
- Funday and Annapolis Valley: 341,000: -3%
- Yarmouth and Acadian Shore: 66,000: +1%
National Parks
- Halifax Citadel: 153,000: +5%
- Alexander Graham Bell Museum: 71,000: -3%
- Cape Breton Highlands: 99,000: -4%
- Fortress Louisbourg: 93,000: -5%
- Kejimkujik: 41,000: -8%
The good news is that many tourism partners have embraced the new social media forms and are tweeting to beat the band. So let’s see what next year brings.
(Photo by Kat Gurholt)
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