Q2 Short‑Term Market Outlook

The Short-Term Markets Outlook, Second Quarter 2007, provides performance scenarios for Canada’s major travel markets. A quarterly outlook of advance bookings and market intelligence is derived from the Destination Supplier/Receptive Agent Business Outlook Survey (BOS). This survey was developed by the Canadian Tourism Research Institute, a division of The Conference Board of Canada, on behalf of the Canadian Tourism Commission (CTC) and incorporates quarterly staff reports and surveys of key tour operators, administered by the CTC’s foreign offices. Since the outlook’s scope is restricted to the second quarter of 2007, all growth comparisons are reported on a year‑;over‑;year basis compared with the second quarter of 2006.

The outlook for Canada’s key markets for the second quarter of 2007, according to the results of the Business Outlook Survey, is summarized as follows: ...Full Story

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