Tourism in Alberta 2016
High level summary of key tourism statistics in Alberta
- 2016 Traveller-expenditure and person-visits (PDF, 320 KB)
- Economic impact (PDF, 22 KB)
- Industry status (PDF, 29 KB)
Visitor profiles by region
Visitor profiles provide information on visitor origin, purpose of trip, accommodation, length of stay, seasonality and spending in Alberta and tourism regions.
Alberta
There are two visitor profiles for Alberta. One is a high level summary for all the visitors to Alberta and the other one is a detailed visitor profile for domestic visitors to Alberta.
Tourism region
- Alberta central region
- Alberta north region
- Alberta south region
- Calgary and area region
- Canadian Rockies region
- Edmonton and area region
You can find archived visitor profiles at Open Government.
International visits and spending
See statistics on overnight person-visits and expenditures from specific countries between 2000 and 2015 while in Alberta.
Economic impact of tourism in Alberta by region
Economic impact studies provide a snapshot of an entire existing economy at a specific point in time.
It follows spending associated with tourism activity to identify changes on employment, income and government tax revenue at regional and provincial levels.
- Alberta (PDF, 1.4 MB)
- Alberta central region (PDF, 126 KB)
- Alberta north region (PDF, 167 KB)
- Alberta south region (PDF, 136 KB)
- Calgary and area region (PDF, 166 KB)
- Canadian Rockies region (PDF, 853 KB)
- Edmonton and area region (PDF, 806 KB)
You can find archived economic impact studies at Open Government.
Contact
Contact Tourism Research unit:
Hours: 8:15 am to 4:30 pm (open Monday to Friday, closed statutory holidays)
Phone: 780-641-9326 (in Alberta)
Toll free: dial 310-0000 before the number
Fax: 780-422-1759
Email: tourism.research@gov.ab.ca
Address:
6th floor Commerce Place
10155-102 Street
Edmonton, Alberta