ECHO tourism STAT istics. Performance Report on Québec City Tourist Industry

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1 Performance Report on Québec City Tourist Industry DECEMBER 2016 YEAR 2016

2 ÉCHO tourism STAT istics Table of contents Responsibles for design and production 2 Highlights 3 Performance indicators Total tourist activity - aggregate index 4 Lodging - room occupancy evolution index 4 Sites and attractions - admissions evolution index 5 Retail stores - transactions evolution index 5 Restaurant indus. - meals served evolution index 6 Enplaned passengers index at Jean-Lesage international Airport 7 Performance indicators summary Entries, re-entries via province of Québec borders 10 Hotel industry statistics Québec city and area 11 Québec city 12 Solded rooms 13 Tourist information and welcome activities 14 Office Web site statistics 15 Business travel - solded rooms 16 Socio-economic and demographic information on the region 17 Profile of the tourists visiting our region - origin, visit duration, etc 18 à 21

3 Designed and produced by: Marc Giguère and Michel Goupil Strategic Planning and Membership Division For information or comments, please contact: Marc Giguère Tel: extension 5404 Fax: Michel Goupil Tel: extension 5406 Fax: Thank you to all our partners and collaborators Caution The statistics and analyses presented in this document are produced according to the information available at the time of production. Modifications could be made to subsequent publications. 2

4 HIGHLIGHTS - YEAR ,5% INCREASE IN AGREGATE INDEX IN DECEMBER 2016, ANNUAL INDEX IS INCREASING BY 6,8%, FOR THE WHOLE YEAR ALL SECTORS HAD INCREASING OF THEIR ACTIVITY Index (*) Index (*) Index (*) % Change Total tourist activity - aggregate index (**) December 101,0 103,7 113,6 9,5% Annual 100,9 101,1 108,0 6,8% Lodging - room occupancy evolution index December 103,3 107,2 118,3 10,4% Annual 102,7 103,5 111,0 7,2% Sites and attractions - admissions evolution index December 80,3 80,1 104,5 30,5% Annual 99,1 97,8 102,6 4,9% Retail stores - transactions evolution index December 111,8 114,4 121,7 6,4% Annual 105,0 106,6 111,9 5,0% Restaurant indus. - meals served evolution index December 100,8 103,0 108,2 5,0% Annual 98,1 97,7 104,7 7,2% Request Request Request % Change Tourist information and welcome activities December ,9% Annual ,9% Accesses Accesses Accesses % Change QCT Web site - number of user accesses December ,8% Annual ,5% (*) The monthly base index of 100 is equal to the ratio between the of results (number of rooms occupied, number of meals served, etc.) obtained from a sample taken during the month or over a given period and the of results obtained from the same sample during the same month or given period of the base year. The base year chosen for the current index is The example below illustrates the equation: (the of rooms occupied in January of year X / the of rooms occupied in January 2007) X 100. If the index is superior to 100, the number of rooms occupied has increase with reference to the base year. (**) The monthly aggregate index is obtained through weighting the four leading sectors of tourist activity. The weighting mode is explained in detail in the publication on the page presenting the index. This publication also includes the following statistics: Leading monthly statistics on the hotel industry and bed and breakfast. Enplaned passengers index at Jean-Lesage international Airport. International tourists entered in Canada by Québec boundaries. Business travel solded rooms in the region. Socio-economic and demographic information on the region. A short profile of the tourists visiting our region, notably where they are from, the length of their stay, their expenditures and their activities. ÉCHO tourism STAT istics is also available on the Bureau's Web site: 3

5 MONTHLY TOURISM PERFORMANCE INDICATORS ( 2013 = 100) DECEMBER Index Index Index % Var. TOTAL TOURIST ACTIVITY Aggregate index of tourist activity (1) January 97,5 100,1 105,1 5,0% February 100,3 96,1 101,9 6,0% March 91,2 87,8 96,9 10,4% April 104,9 101,7 111,0 9,2% May 103,6 102,7 104,2 1,5% June 105,4 103,7 111,5 7,6% July 99,8 101,0 110,6 9,5% August 101,5 101,1 105,8 4,7% September 101,2 112,8 117,6 4,2% October 103,0 101,0 110,6 9,5% November 98,6 97,2 103,6 6,6% December 101,0 103,7 113,6 9,5% = Aggregate index of tourist activity: (2013=100) Year-to-date 100,9 101,1 108,0 6,8% Annual 100,9 101,1 108,0 6,8% (1) Obtained by weighting the indexes for "Lodging" (43,6%), "Restaurant Industry" (36,5%), "Sites and Attractions" (9,9%) and "Boutiques/Retail Stores" (10,0%) based on the results of the survey on the breakdown of expenditures incurred by tourists who visited the Québec City region, performed by Statistics Canada (CITIES 2012 Project). The index enables measuring the monthly and seasonal variations of regional tourist activity. LODGING Room occupancy evolution index (2) 4 to 39 rooms December 84,7 94,4 93,9-0,5% Year-to-date 96,1 96,6 105,0 8,7% Annual 95,5 96,6 104,4 8,1% 40 to 199 rooms December 99,3 107,9 123,0 14,0% Year-to-date 104,8 104,5 110,8 6,0% Annual 104,4 104,7 111,5 6,5% IN BRIEF AGGREGATE INDEX OF TOURIST ACTIVITY DECEMBER:10 POINT INCREASE YEAR TO DATE: 7 POINT INCREASE LODGING DECEMBER: 10 POINT INCREASE YEAR-TO-DATE: 7 POINT INCREASE 200 rooms or more December 117,0 112,4 121,2 7,8% Total Year-to-date 103,0 104,6 111,8 6,9% Annual 103,9 105,1 112,4 6,9% January 98,6 100,2 107,6 7,4% February 101,0 100,6 108,7 8,1% March 97,8 91,7 102,7 12,0% April 100,6 100,2 112,7 12,5% May 105,9 104,2 105,8 1,5% June 102,0 104,3 111,6 7,0% July 104,4 107,9 116,9 8,3% August 104,8 103,3 108,6 5,1% September 105,1 115,9 119,0 2,7% October 103,0 100,7 110,7 9,9% November 101,4 100,9 106,6 5,6% December 103,3 107,2 118,3 10,4% Year-to-date 102,7 103,5 111,0 7,2% Annual 102,7 103,5 111,0 7,2% = Lodging performance: (2013=100) Room occupancy evolution index (2) Performed at all hotel establishments (approximately 200). The index enables measuring the monthly and seasonal variations in the number of occupied rooms. Source : QCT, Strategic Planning and Membership Division 4

6 MONTHLY TOURISM PERFORMANCE INDICATORS ( 2013 = 100) DECEMBER 2016 (cont.) SITES AND ATTRACTIONS Admissions evolution index (1) Index Index Index % Var. IN BRIEF SITES AND ATTRACTIONS DECEMBER: 31 POINT INCREASE YEAR-TO-DATE: 5 POINT INCREASE Indoor activities December 82,4 108,2 112,5 4,0% Year-to-date 101,8 101,5 102,7 1,2% Annual 100,8 101,8 103,2 1,4% Outdoor activities Total December 77,5 43,7 94,2 115,6% Year-to-date 97,1 93,8 102,2 9,0% Annual 95,7 90,3 101,6 12,5% January 90,6 93,5 90,0-3,7% February 100,6 88,8 94,6 6,5% March 77,9 79,6 81,9 2,9% April 105,6 106,8 90,9-14,9% May 104,6 99,9 101,2 1,3% June 106,3 105,0 113,6 8,2% July 99,7 95,3 97,7 2,5% August 105,3 104,4 102,7-1,6% September 100,0 129,2 136,6 5,7% October 109,0 90,3 111,7 23,7% November 94,6 84,2 103,8 23,3% December 80,3 80,1 104,5 30,5% Year-to-date 99,1 97,8 102,6 4,9% Annual 99,1 97,8 102,6 4,9% = Sites and attractions performance: (2013=100) Admissions evolution index (1) Based on the number of paying and non-paying entrance fees taken from 60 regional sites and attractions. The index enables measuring monthly and seasonal attendance variations. IN BRIEF BOUTIQUES/RETAIL STORES DECEMBER: 6 POINT INCREASE YEAR-T0-DATE: 5 POINT INCREASE BOUTIQUES/RETAIL STORES Transactions evolution index (2) January 105,1 107,4 116,2 8,2% February 97,4 92,3 96,5 4,6% March 66,7 68,7 82,0 19,4% April 125,5 117,3 122,4 4,3% May 106,9 113,5 106,1-6,5% June 117,5 116,2 120,9 4,0% July 103,5 100,7 112,3 11,5% August 108,8 107,2 107,3 0,1% September 95,0 111,1 114,3 2,9% October 112,7 115,2 122,7 6,5% November 104,3 101,6 116,6 14,8% December 111,8 114,4 121,7 6,4% = Boutiques/Retail stores performance: (2013=100) Transactions evolution index Year-to-date 105,0 106,6 111,9 5,0% Annual 105,0 106,6 111,9 5,0% (2) Based on the number of transactions performed at 40 boutiques/retail stores located in the Old-Québec and Lower Town areas. The index enables measuring the monthly and seasonal variations of clients. Source : QCT, Strategic Planning and Membership Division 5

7 MONTHLY TOURISM PERFORMANCE INDICATORS ( 2013 = 100) DECEMBER 2016 (cont.) RESTAURANT INDUSTRY Meals served evolution index (1) Index Index Index % Var. IN BRIEF RESTAURANT INDUSTRY DECEMBER: 5 POINT INCREASE YEAR-TO-DATE: 7 POINT INCREASE Restaurants - 1 to 99 seats December 102,5 108,9 111,7 2,6% Year-to-date 97,9 99,3 109,5 10,3% Annual 98,2 99,9 109,7 9,8% Restaurants seats or more December 100,6 102,1 107,7 5,5% Year-to-date 97,8 97,0 103,5 6,7% Annual 98,0 97,3 103,8 6,7% = Restauration performance: (2013=100) Meals served evolution index Total 90 January 96,1 99,9 103,2 3,3% February 100,3 93,8 97,1 3,5% March 93,7 90,6 98,2 8,4% April 104,1 97,7 111,4 14,0% May 99,8 98,6 102,7 4,2% June 105,8 99,1 108,3 9,3% July 93,4 94,4 106,2 12,5% August 94,5 95,8 102,9 7,4% September 98,5 105,1 111,6 6,2% October 98,6 100,3 106,8 6,5% November 94,9 95,2 96,5 1,4% December 100,8 103,0 108,2 5,0% Year-to-date 98,1 97,7 104,7 7,2% Annual 98,1 97,7 104,7 7,2% (1) Based on the number of meals served in 47 restaurants of the region. The index enables measuring the monthly and seasonal variations of clients. IN BRIEF BED & BREAKFAST DECEMBER: 2 POINT INCREASE YEAR-TO-DATE: 16 POINT INCREASE BED & BREAKFAST Occupancy rate evolution (1) January 17,9 14,3 16,8 17,5% February 29,7 27,9 26,2-6,1% March 24,6 14,1 28,5 102,1% April 31,4 21,5 26,1 21,4% May 41,6 30,8 35,7 15,9% June 42,8 42,0 54,0 28,6% July 52,7 55,9 62,1 11,1% August 61,1 61,8 69,5 12,5% September 49,6 58,3 61,2 5,0% October 34,3 38,4 47,1 22,7% November 27,3 24,2 25,8 6,6% December 28,8 29,4 29,9 1,7% % Bed & Breakfast Occupancy rate evolution Year-to-date 38,0 35,6 41,3 16,0% Annual 38,0 35,6 41,3 16,0% (1) Based on occupancy rate of 22 Bed & Breakfast of the region. Source : QCT, Strategic Planning and Membership Division 6

8 MONTHLY TOURISM PERFORMANCE INDICATORS ( 2013 = 100) DECEMBER 2016 (end) Index Index Index % Var. JEAN-LESAGE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT Enplaned passengers index IN BRIEF JEAN-LESAGE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT NOVEMBER: 5 POINT INCREASE YEAR-TO-DATE: 3 POINT INCREASE Domestic flights November 120,1 116,1 136,7 17,7% Year-to-date 115,4 122,4 133,8 9,3% Annual 115,4 122,4 Airport activity performance: (2013=100) Enplaned passengers index Transborder and international flights Total November 105,5 99,5 83,4-16,2% Year-to-date 99,1 95,8 88,6-7,5% Annual 98,6 95, = January 107,7 109,9 112,6 2,5% February 101,6 103,7 107,4 3,5% March 103,6 99,8 98,1-1,7% April 110,7 112,1 111,3-0,8% May 107,6 113,5 119,7 5,5% June 106,3 115,0 114,6-0,3% July 108,2 111,0 117,7 6,1% August 111,5 113,3 122,0 7,6% September 112,1 117,9 118,6 0,6% October 111,6 116,2 121,1 4,2% November 111,8 109,1 114,2 4,7% December 104,2 104,4 Year-to-date 108,1 110,4 113,5 2,8% Annual 107,7 109, IN BRIEF CRUSES - PORT OF QUÉBEC NOVEMBER: 5 POINT DECREASE YEAR-T0-DATE: 14 P0INT INCREASE CRUSES - PORT OF QUÉBEC Visitors evolution index (passengers and crew members) January 0,0 0,0 0,0 February 0,0 0,0 March 0,0 0,0 April 0,0 0,0 May 0,0 0,0 June 85,7 105,0 July 80,5 103,4 August 65,5 100,8 September 87,6 106,9 October 72,5 102,5 November 0,0 0,0 December 0,0 0,0 Year-to-date 0,0 0,0 0,0 Annual 82,8 106,8 Source : QCT, Strategic Planning and Membership Division 7

9 TOTAL TOURIST ACTIVITY Aggregate index of tourist activity MONTHLY TOURISM PERFORMANCE INDICATORS ( 2007 = 100) SUMMARY Index Index Index Index Index Index Index Index Index January 97,6 95,9 103,2 103,6 100,4 91,6 89,3 91,7 96,3 February 105,8 95,0 102,0 95,9 98,5 93,7 94,0 90,1 95,5 March 102,4 97,4 104,3 95,2 96,5 101,7 92,8 89,3 98,6 April 103,9 99,9 106,4 102,9 94,4 90,1 94,5 91,6 100,0 May 109,6 93,6 95,8 93,9 94,7 91,4 94,8 93,9 95,3 June 106,1 92,3 95,7 94,7 93,6 91,0 95,9 94,4 101,6 July 111,7 100,9 100,9 99,3 95,0 94,1 93,9 95,0 104,0 August 115,5 105,3 99,6 95,7 95,3 96,6 98,0 97,6 102,2 September 106,3 97,0 97,6 100,4 95,9 91,6 92,7 103,4 107,7 October 106,5 93,2 95,3 96,6 94,2 94,7 97,4 95,5 104,6 November 101,1 95,9 94,8 99,1 97,8 96,0 94,7 93,4 99,6 December 97,1 98,5 105,3 106,5 101,4 98,3 99,3 102,0 111,7 Year-to-date 106,6 97,3 99,4 98,1 95,8 93,9 94,7 94,9 101,4 Annual 106,6 97,3 99,4 98,1 95,8 93,9 94,7 94,9 101,4 LODGING Room occupancy evolution index Index Index Index Index Index Index Index Index Index January 94,4 95,8 104,6 101,2 103,9 95,9 94,6 96,1 103,2 February 106,1 94,3 101,0 96,4 99,9 95,2 96,1 95,7 103,5 March 108,9 96,7 102,9 99,7 100,1 103,2 100,9 94,6 106,0 April 113,1 100,5 108,3 106,4 100,9 102,0 102,6 102,2 115,0 May 113,1 88,1 94,3 95,2 99,6 92,8 98,3 96,7 98,2 June 108,6 92,7 98,0 97,7 99,8 94,3 96,2 98,4 105,3 July 113,2 104,7 104,4 101,1 99,4 96,1 100,3 103,7 112,3 August 115,2 106,6 104,5 98,9 99,5 99,4 104,2 102,7 107,9 September 110,5 102,1 104,4 107,3 102,1 96,5 101,4 111,8 114,8 October 111,1 92,7 91,8 94,1 98,7 96,0 98,9 96,7 106,3 November 106,7 93,5 98,3 102,6 101,7 100,9 102,3 101,8 107,5 December 103,2 102,3 110,5 112,7 109,6 104,5 107,9 112,0 123,6 Year-to-date 109,5 97,9 101,6 100,6 100,9 97,7 100,3 101,1 108,4 Annual 109,5 97,9 101,6 100,6 100,9 97,7 100,3 101,1 108,4 SITES AND ATTRACTIONS Admissions evolution index Index Index Index Index Index Index Index Index Index January 97,9 86,9 107,8 97,4 98,3 89,0 80,6 83,2 80,1 February 100,7 94,3 105,2 90,1 94,6 91,6 92,2 81,4 86,7 March 84,6 91,5 98,9 73,3 76,0 93,1 72,5 74,1 76,2 April 82,4 84,4 89,7 90,9 80,8 68,8 72,6 73,4 62,5 May 102,4 99,5 89,5 88,9 87,9 91,1 95,3 91,0 92,2 June 102,5 87,7 89,4 86,0 91,4 91,5 97,3 96,1 104,0 July 104,0 89,0 89,9 87,1 89,7 89,4 89,1 85,2 87,3 August 110,5 93,1 82,4 81,4 89,5 87,2 91,8 91,0 89,5 September 105,9 80,9 82,7 84,7 91,7 92,7 92,7 119,8 126,6 October 112,6 93,4 94,3 97,9 99,3 112,4 122,5 101,4 125,4 November 86,1 88,3 85,2 82,5 103,9 85,7 81,1 72,2 89,0 December 78,9 83,6 97,4 88,1 101,0 95,3 76,5 76,3 99,6 Year-to-date 100,1 89,9 91,7 86,4 90,6 90,5 89,7 88,5 92,8 Annual 100,1 89,9 91,7 86,4 90,6 90,5 89,7 88,5 92,8 The best index of the period Source : QCT, Strategic Planning and Membership Division 8

10 BOUTIQUES/RETAIL STORES Transactions evolution index MONTHLY TOURISM PERFORMANCE INDICATORS ( 2007 = 100) SUMMARY (end) Index Index Index Index Index Index Index Index Index January 92,8 91,7 112,5 103,4 94,1 77,1 81,0 82,8 89,6 February 123,9 113,8 125,2 102,7 110,9 112,8 109,9 104,2 109,0 March 111,0 112,7 129,1 91,0 102,3 126,7 84,5 87,0 103,9 April 109,8 117,6 120,1 103,1 96,0 83,1 104,3 97,5 101,7 May 127,3 96,7 96,5 89,0 89,1 93,2 99,6 105,8 98,9 June 111,7 89,5 94,7 86,2 80,7 83,9 98,6 97,5 101,4 July 126,2 101,8 100,8 95,8 86,2 89,0 92,1 89,6 99,9 August 131,4 104,2 98,4 90,9 82,8 87,7 95,4 94,0 94,1 September 122,2 98,7 100,0 96,4 92,5 88,4 84,0 98,2 101,0 October 110,7 102,4 103,4 97,2 96,3 94,0 105,9 108,2 115,2 November 112,3 114,8 93,6 99,5 97,9 110,4 115,1 112,1 128,7 December 97,9 110,1 104,5 107,0 97,3 104,0 116,3 119,0 126,6 Year-to-date 118,8 102,4 102,4 95,2 90,5 92,4 97,0 98,5 103,4 Annual 118,8 102,4 102,4 95,2 90,5 92,4 97,0 98,5 103,4 RESTAURANT INDUSTRY Meals served evolution index Index Index Index Index Index Index Index Index Index January 104,2 101,0 99,9 108,7 98,5 91,1 87,5 91,0 94,0 February 101,6 92,1 97,7 95,2 94,4 87,2 87,5 81,8 84,7 March 98,3 98,2 103,4 97,4 96,6 95,5 89,5 86,5 93,8 April 96,8 100,6 108,5 102,0 90,1 84,0 87,4 82,1 93,6 May 102,1 101,0 102,7 95,3 92,2 89,3 89,1 88,0 91,7 June 103,1 95,8 97,3 96,1 90,4 88,8 94,0 88,1 96,3 July 108,3 100,3 101,8 101,7 93,6 94,5 88,3 89,3 100,5 August 112,9 108,3 101,1 97,3 95,5 98,6 93,2 94,5 101,5 September 96,5 95,8 94,2 97,7 90,6 86,0 84,7 90,4 96,0 October 98,4 93,1 100,4 99,2 86,6 87,8 86,6 88,1 93,8 November 96,4 99,0 96,3 99,8 91,0 89,1 84,6 84,9 86,1 December 95,3 96,7 104,0 104,2 92,6 89,9 90,6 92,6 97,2 Year-to-date 101,9 98,9 100,5 99,3 92,6 90,6 88,9 88,5 94,9 Annual 101,9 98,9 100,5 99,3 92,6 90,6 88,9 88,5 94,9 JEAN-LESAGE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT Enplaned passengers index Index Index Index Index Index Index Index Index Index January 115,3 124,0 133,9 162,4 159,3 164,7 177,4 180,9 185,4 February 119,8 125,6 133,2 153,4 157,2 160,0 162,6 166,0 171,8 March 118,4 128,0 143,7 169,7 175,2 183,3 189,9 183,1 180,0 April 111,2 105,1 136,2 147,1 148,2 161,5 178,8 181,1 179,7 May 118,8 108,9 124,1 130,0 134,0 140,9 151,6 159,8 168,6 June 127,9 114,3 130,9 138,4 145,4 148,0 157,3 170,4 169,9 July 140,2 136,1 152,1 168,2 173,0 188,1 203,5 208,8 221,5 August 126,7 127,0 139,0 151,0 154,0 169,7 189,2 192,4 207,0 September 116,8 113,7 144,0 148,3 153,6 150,2 168,4 177,2 178,3 October 101,1 106,8 128,0 124,4 139,6 133,0 148,4 154,6 161,1 November 98,4 98,2 115,0 131,9 125,7 139,1 155,5 151,8 158,9 December 106,1 118,9 137,0 157,2 157,7 169,0 176,1 176,4 Year-to-date 116,3 117,3 134,7 148,8 152,3 159,1 171,4 174,8 179,6 Annual 116,3 117,3 134,7 148,8 152,3 159,1 171,4 174,8 The best index of the period Source : QCT, Strategic Planning and Membership Division 9

11 ENTRIES, RE-ENTRIES VIA PROVINCE OF QUÉBEC BORDERS ONE OR MORE NIGHT TRIP United States Overseas Total / / /2015 Variation % Variation % Variation % ENTRIES (TOURISTS) January ,8% ,0% ,6% February ,8% ,2% ,0% March ,5% ,2% ,7% April ,7% ,2% ,8% May ,4% ,8% ,2% June ,4% ,7% ,0% July ,0% ,3% ,1% August ,9% ,1% ,3% September ,5% ,2% ,4% October ,7% ,4% ,4% November ,2% ,2% ,8% December Year-to-date ,7% ,0% ,5% RE-ENTRIES (CANADIANS) January ,2% ,4% ,2% February ,1% ,3% ,2% March ,6% ,6% ,1% April ,3% ,9% ,7% May ,3% ,7% ,5% June ,5% ,7% ,4% July ,2% ,6% ,8% August ,3% ,9% ,0% September ,4% ,5% ,7% October ,2% ,8% ,8% November ,6% ,0% ,5% December Year-to-date ,1% ,5% ,8% TOURISTIC SURPLUS (DEFICIT) January ,3% ,2% ,8% February ,4% ,0% ,4% March ,0% ,3% ,3% April ,5% ,5% ,8% May ,5% ,1% ,8% June ,8% ,7% ,4% July ,7% ,9% ,9% August ,9% ,4% ,4% September ,8% ,6% ,8% October ,7% ,1% ,8% November ,9% ,1% ,1% December Year-to-date ,6% ,0% ,6% Source : Statistics Canada, International travel, cat # PIF 10

12 LODGING STATISTICS - QUÉBEC CITY AND AREA DECEMBER 2016 Warning: Following regulation changes introduced by Tourisme Québec concerning the status of tourist residences, the results from year 2016 cannot be compared to those of previous years Number of rooms 4 to to Total % Var % Var % Var % Var January Available rooms ,9% ,0% ,1% ,0% Occupancy rate 28,9 27,6 31,0 12,3% 44,9 44,1 47,6 7,9% 44,7 46,1 46,7 1,3% 42,0 42,1 44,7 6,2% Average price 101,70 $ 101,90 $ 107,40 $ 5,4% 113,50 $ 110,70 $ 112,20 $ 1,4% 127,00 $ 137,50 $ 133,60 $ -2,8% 116,40 $ 119,60 $ 120,10 $ 0,4% February Available rooms ,8% ,9% ,2% ,2% Occupancy rate 39,0 38,3 42,4 10,7% 64,1 60,7 64,2 5,8% 68,9 66,8 66,6-0,3% 61,1 59,1 61,5 4,1% Average price 107,20 $ 106,70 $ 114,50 $ 7,3% 117,90 $ 119,90 $ 119,60 $ -0,3% 140,30 $ 147,30 $ 149,60 $ 1,6% 125,00 $ 129,40 $ 131,20 $ 1,4% March Available rooms ,7% ,2% ,3% ,0% Occupancy rate 31,6 33,1 37,6 13,6% 60,0 53,2 59,8 12,4% 60,0 51,4 56,7 10,3% 54,4 49,1 55,1 12,2% Average price 101,50 $ 94,10 $ 102,90 $ 9,4% 115,30 $ 112,50 $ 109,70 $ -2,5% 136,30 $ 135,90 $ 136,60 $ 0,5% 120,30 $ 119,00 $ 119,00 $ 0,0% April Available rooms ,4% ,6% ,6% ,1% Occupancy rate 30,5 29,5 33,7 14,2% 55,1 49,9 55,6 11,4% 60,3 53,5 59,9 12,0% 52,0 47,6 53,6 12,6% Average price 86,80 $ 85,60 $ 90,60 $ 5,8% 109,80 $ 109,60 $ 110,10 $ 0,5% 131,80 $ 143,90 $ 138,20 $ -4,0% 115,40 $ 120,60 $ 119,30 $ -1,1% May Available rooms ,5% ,5% ,3% ,0% Occupancy rate 40,9 43,3 41,9-3,2% 68,4 65,5 67,3 2,7% 71,2 65,4 67,8 3,7% 64,0 61,4 63,0 2,6% Average price 102,70 $ 108,10 $ 109,60 $ 1,4% 117,40 $ 120,90 $ 119,80 $ -0,9% 150,70 $ 162,70 $ 153,70 $ -5,5% 127,80 $ 134,50 $ 131,90 $ -1,9% June Available rooms ,6% ,7% ,1% ,5% Occupancy rate 47,5 50,4 53,9 6,9% 72,3 72,6 74,9 3,2% 73,5 73,0 79,5 8,9% 68,0 68,4 72,9 6,6% Average price 108,80 $ 121,00 $ 129,80 $ 7,3% 122,50 $ 129,70 $ 132,10 $ 1,9% 158,40 $ 174,00 $ 177,20 $ 1,8% 133,50 $ 144,00 $ 149,50 $ 3,8% July Available rooms ,5% ,6% ,0% ,6% Occupancy rate 63,0 64,7 69,2 7,0% 79,0 82,0 87,3 6,5% 80,3 81,0 89,0 9,9% 76,5 78,6 84,6 7,6% Average price 129,50 $ 131,40 $ 146,30 $ 11,3% 148,90 $ 142,40 $ 153,20 $ 7,6% 178,20 $ 183,70 $ 200,70 $ 9,3% 156,70 $ 155,70 $ 169,50 $ 8,9% August Available rooms ,0% ,1% ,2% ,4% Occupancy rate 71,1 69,4 75,7 9,1% 87,8 87,2 89,6 2,8% 89,4 86,6 91,0 5,1% 85,3 83,7 87,6 4,7% Average price 128,70 $ 134,10 $ 148,40 $ 10,7% 148,90 $ 148,50 $ 156,30 $ 5,3% 186,10 $ 193,90 $ 205,60 $ 6,0% 158,90 $ 162,40 $ 172,60 $ 6,3% September Available rooms ,9% ,3% ,0% ,0% Occupancy rate 52,5 61,3 64,2 4,7% 76,7 83,4 81,8-1,9% 74,5 80,3 84,6 5,4% 71,5 78,3 79,6 1,7% Average price 126,30 $ 125,50 $ 139,30 $ 11,0% 137,40 $ 134,10 $ 139,50 $ 4,0% 185,30 $ 190,00 $ 201,60 $ 6,1% 152,80 $ 153,00 $ 161,30 $ 5,4% October Available rooms ,0% ,7% ,4% ,7% Occupancy rate 46,0 47,0 52,8 12,3% 67,4 67,6 71,5 5,8% 70,9 66,1 74,0 12,0% 64,7 63,3 69,1 9,2% Average price 107,30 $ 117,90 $ 126,30 $ 7,1% 126,10 $ 122,80 $ 129,20 $ 5,2% 175,70 $ 170,60 $ 189,10 $ 10,8% 142,30 $ 138,60 $ 150,30 $ 8,4% November Available rooms ,1% ,8% ,5% ,7% Occupancy rate 28,8 31,9 34,3 7,5% 49,3 49,7 53,4 7,4% 61,0 55,6 56,5 1,6% 50,1 49,3 51,8 5,1% Average price 85,90 $ 91,50 $ 94,00 $ 2,7% 112,40 $ 112,70 $ 111,70 $ -0,9% 142,90 $ 136,70 $ 142,10 $ 4,0% 123,00 $ 121,00 $ 122,30 $ 1,1% December Available rooms ,8% ,2% ,0% ,5% Occupancy rate 30,8 35,4 37,0 4,5% 47,7 50,9 56,8 11,6% 55,1 52,4 56,5 7,8% 47,3 48,8 53,6 9,8% Average price 118,50 $ 125,80 $ 129,80 $ 3,2% 119,80 $ 116,30 $ 123,80 $ 6,4% 150,80 $ 150,40 $ 169,00 $ 12,4% 131,60 $ 130,70 $ 142,00 $ 8,6% Year-to-date average Available rooms ,1% ,6% ,1% ,4% Occupancy rate 43,3 45,3 48,9 7,9% 64,5 64,0 67,6 5,6% 67,7 64,8 69,1 6,6% 61,7 61,0 65,0 6,6% Average price 112,76 $ 116,90 $ 126,15 $ 7,9% 126,60 $ 126,13 $ 129,51 $ 2,7% 159,12 $ 164,51 $ 171,36 $ 4,2% 136,76 $ 139,12 $ 144,83 $ 4,1% Annual average Available rooms ,1% ,6% ,1% ,4% Occupancy rate 43,3 45,3 48,9 7,9% 64,5 64,0 67,6 5,6% 67,7 64,8 69,1 6,6% 61,7 61,0 65,0 6,6% Average price 112,76 $ 116,90 $ 126,15 $ 7,9% 126,60 $ 126,13 $ 129,51 $ 2,7% 159,12 $ 164,51 $ 171,36 $ 4,2% 136,76 $ 139,12 $ 144,83 $ 4,1% Québec City and Area Lodging performance Occupancy rate Lodging performance Average price 90 % $ Source : Institut de la statistique du Québec (special QCT compilation) 11

13 LODGING STATISTICS - QUÉBEC CITY DECEMBER 2016 Warning: Following regulation changes introduced by Tourisme Québec concerning the status of tourist residences, the results from year 2016 cannot be compared to those of previous years Number of rooms 4 to to Total % Var % Var % Var % Var January Available rooms ,9% ,8% ,1% ,1% Occupancy rate 31,6 27,6 33,4 21,0% 46,1 44,8 48,5 8,3% 45,4 47,1 47,3 0,4% 44,1 43,8 46,4 5,9% Average price 69,00 $ 91,60 $ 96,40 $ 5,2% 109,50 $ 107,00 $ 113,00 $ 5,6% 125,10 $ 136,40 $ 132,80 $ -2,6% 112,60 $ 117,40 $ 119,90 $ 2,1% February Available rooms ,9% ,0% ,2% ,4% Occupancy rate 40,8 41,2 45,0 9,2% 65,3 61,9 65,3 5,5% 69,6 67,1 66,7-0,6% 63,8 61,5 63,5 3,3% Average price 97,80 $ 102,60 $ 111,50 $ 8,7% 115,20 $ 116,30 $ 119,60 $ 2,8% 139,00 $ 146,30 $ 148,60 $ 1,6% 123,10 $ 127,80 $ 131,40 $ 2,8% March Available rooms ,8% ,7% ,3% ,9% Occupancy rate 33,6 34,9 40,2 15,2% 61,8 54,4 60,1 10,5% 61,0 51,1 56,3 10,2% 57,6 51,0 56,3 10,4% Average price 90,90 $ 83,30 $ 93,50 $ 12,2% 113,00 $ 109,30 $ 109,60 $ 0,3% 132,90 $ 132,30 $ 133,50 $ 0,9% 117,60 $ 116,20 $ 117,60 $ 1,2% April Available rooms ,4% ,5% ,7% ,3% Occupancy rate 38,9 38,0 42,3 11,3% 56,7 52,3 59,8 14,3% 62,6 55,6 59,9 7,7% 56,3 51,9 57,8 11,4% Average price 89,50 $ 89,10 $ 93,20 $ 4,6% 108,30 $ 108,70 $ 110,70 $ 1,8% 131,90 $ 144,70 $ 138,20 $ -4,5% 115,60 $ 121,60 $ 120,70 $ -0,7% May Available rooms ,3% ,7% ,3% ,6% Occupancy rate 52,2 55,0 51,3-6,7% 72,0 68,8 70,1 1,9% 73,6 67,7 70,0 3,4% 69,9 66,6 67,6 1,5% Average price 104,20 $ 109,00 $ 115,60 $ 6,1% 115,80 $ 118,30 $ 121,20 $ 2,5% 151,80 $ 163,90 $ 154,50 $ -5,7% 128,40 $ 134,70 $ 134,20 $ -0,4% June Available rooms ,1% ,7% ,1% ,6% Occupancy rate 57,8 60,4 66,5 10,1% 74,9 75,3 78,3 4,0% 75,0 74,4 82,2 10,5% 72,6 72,9 78,3 7,4% Average price 120,90 $ 127,30 $ 137,30 $ 7,9% 122,60 $ 130,00 $ 132,90 $ 2,2% 160,00 $ 175,40 $ 178,60 $ 1,8% 136,50 $ 146,40 $ 152,40 $ 4,1% July Available rooms ,8% ,2% ,0% ,8% Occupancy rate 74,5 75,5 80,2 6,2% 82,9 84,6 89,4 5,7% 82,4 82,8 90,7 9,5% 81,6 82,8 88,7 7,1% Average price 135,10 $ 139,40 $ 156,60 $ 12,3% 143,70 $ 143,20 $ 155,40 $ 8,5% 180,00 $ 185,60 $ 203,20 $ 9,5% 156,90 $ 159,10 $ 174,00 $ 9,4% August Available rooms ,8% ,2% ,0% ,4% Occupancy rate 82,2 80,0 85,3 6,6% 91,1 89,5 92,0 2,8% 91,1 88,7 92,6 4,4% 90,0 87,9 91,3 3,9% Average price 136,80 $ 143,60 $ 158,60 $ 10,4% 145,90 $ 150,90 $ 159,50 $ 5,7% 188,70 $ 196,00 $ 208,10 $ 6,2% 161,00 $ 167,10 $ 178,00 $ 6,5% September Available rooms ,1% ,7% ,0% ,6% Occupancy rate 64,4 75,3 77,3 2,7% 80,2 86,8 86,4-0,5% 76,6 83,0 84,6 1,9% 76,9 83,9 84,6 0,8% Average price 128,40 $ 134,40 $ 150,70 $ 12,1% 128,10 $ 135,90 $ 142,30 $ 4,7% 188,00 $ 191,60 $ 201,60 $ 5,2% 150,40 $ 156,70 $ 165,80 $ 5,8% October Available rooms ,5% ,4% ,4% ,6% Occupancy rate 56,5 55,8 62,9 12,7% 70,9 70,3 75,6 7,5% 73,0 68,3 74,0 8,3% 69,8 67,7 73,4 8,4% Average price 115,20 $ 122,70 $ 133,50 $ 8,8% 125,50 $ 123,90 $ 130,90 $ 5,6% 177,40 $ 172,60 $ 189,10 $ 9,6% 144,80 $ 141,20 $ 153,60 $ 8,8% November Available rooms ,7% ,6% ,8% ,5% Occupancy rate 36,3 40,0 40,6 1,5% 52,2 52,9 56,5 6,8% 62,8 57,6 58,9 2,3% 54,5 53,4 55,8 4,5% Average price 89,30 $ 94,40 $ 97,60 $ 3,4% 111,40 $ 113,60 $ 112,10 $ -1,3% 143,50 $ 137,00 $ 142,10 $ 3,7% 123,80 $ 122,40 $ 123,50 $ 0,9% December Available rooms ,6% ,1% ,1% ,1% Occupancy rate 34,5 42,1 42,6 1,2% 49,4 52,8 58,4 10,6% 56,2 53,2 57,4 7,9% 50,2 51,7 56,2 8,7% Average price 110,20 $ 116,70 $ 124,00 $ 6,3% 113,70 $ 115,80 $ 123,70 $ 6,8% 148,40 $ 148,50 $ 167,30 $ 12,7% 127,30 $ 129,00 $ 141,30 $ 9,5% Year-to-date average Available rooms ,6% ,4% ,2% ,8% Occupancy rate 50,9 53,1 56,7 6,8% 67,0 66,3 70,1 5,7% 69,4 66,4 70,0 5,4% 65,8 64,7 68,5 5,9% Average price 114,43 $ 119,84 $ 130,77 $ 9,1% 123,38 $ 125,80 $ 130,73 $ 3,9% 159,79 $ 165,14 $ 171,67 $ 4,0% 136,48 $ 140,43 $ 147,06 $ 4,7% Annual average Available rooms ,6% ,4% ,2% ,8% Occupancy rate 50,9 53,1 56,7 6,8% 67,0 66,3 70,1 5,7% 69,4 66,4 70,0 5,4% 65,8 64,7 68,5 5,9% Average price 114,43 $ 119,84 $ 130,77 $ 9,1% 123,38 $ 125,80 $ 130,73 $ 3,9% 159,79 $ 165,14 $ 171,67 $ 4,0% 136,48 $ 140,43 $ 147,06 $ 4,7% Québec City Lodging performance Occupancy rate Lodging performance Average price 100% $ Source : Institut de la statistique du Québec (special QCT compilation) 12

14 Québec City and Tourism LODGING STATISTICS - SOLDED ROOMS DECEMBER 2016 Warning: Following regulation changes introduced by Tourisme Québec concerning the status of tourist residences, the results from year 2016 cannot be compared to those of previous years Québec City Green belt Québec City and Area % Var % Var % Var January Daily ,6% ,5% ,8% Monthly ,2% ,5% ,4% February Daily ,6% ,4% ,4% Monthly ,3% ,4% ,1% March Daily ,5% ,9% ,1% Monthly ,5% ,3% ,0% April Daily ,9% ,9% ,6% Monthly ,8% ,6% ,5% May Daily ,2% ,0% ,2% Monthly ,1% ,6% ,5% June Daily ,0% ,8% ,0% Monthly ,0% ,6% ,0% July Daily ,0% ,1% ,3% Monthly ,0% ,1% ,3% August Daily ,3% ,2% ,1% Monthly ,2% ,2% ,1% September Daily ,0% ,4% ,3% Monthly ,4% ,5% ,7% October Daily ,2% ,4% ,9% Monthly ,1% ,5% ,9% November Daily ,6% ,2% ,2% Monthly ,0% ,9% ,7% December Daily ,9% ,5% ,0% Monthly ,1% ,7% ,4% Average year-to-date Daily ,9% ,2% ,2% Average annual Daily ,9% ,2% ,2% Average annual Monthly ,0% ,9% ,2% Total annual ,0% ,9% ,2% Lodging performance Solded rooms evolution Québec City Green belt Source : Institut de la statistique du Québec (special QCT compilation) 13

15 TOURIST INFORMATION AND WELCOME ACTIVITIES? Tourist information Welcome activities Number of visitors average of visitors per action % Var % Var January ,1% ,7% 3,2 2,0 February ,1% ,0% 2,3 2,4 March ,7% ,4% 2,3 2,0 April ,7% ,0% 1,3 1,0 May ,8% ,6% 2,0 2,1 June ,2% ,3% 2,6 2,7 July ,1% ,7% 2,8 2,9 August ,9% ,6% 2,8 3,0 September ,5% ,7% 2,2 2,1 October ,3% ,4% 2,1 2,2 November N/A N/A 4,3 N/A December N/A N/A N/A N/A 39,9% increase in information activities in December 2016 Year-to-date ,4% ,1% 2,5 2,6 Total ,4% ,1% 2,5 2,6 Telephone assistance % Var Monthly Information activities (all types of services) Year-to-date December ,5% Year-to-date ,6% Total ,6% Shipping and answers by mail % Var December ,1% Year-to-date ,1% Total ,1% Information activities (All types of services) Answers by 0 0 Janu Feb March April May June July August Sept Oct Nov Dec December Year-to-date Total % Var Year-to-date 2014 Year-to-date 2015 Year-to-date December ,6% Year-to-date ,0% Total ,0% Source : TIC Survey, QCT %Var 39,9% 6,9%

16 QUÉBEC CITY TOURISM WEB SITE Number of user accesses Number of pages viewed % Var % Var January ,2% ,9% February ,3% ,3% March ,0% ,9% April ,3% ,7% May ,6% ,8% June ,1% ,6% July ,1% ,4% August ,5% ,8% September ,2% ,6% October ,5% ,6% November ,4% ,3% December ,8% ,6% Year-to-date ,5% ,8% Total ,5% ,8% Source : QCT, Google analytics Web site trafic WEB SITE USER ACCESSES DECEMBER: 23,8% INCREASE YEAR-TO-DATE: 25,5% INCREASE Ratio pages viewed / access to site December Total annual 2015 : 2,7 pages 3,2 pages 2016 : 2,4 pages 2,8 pages For site access (bars), read left scale For consulted files (lines), read right scale 15

17 BUSINESS TRAVEL - SOLDED ROOMS Data collected monthly from 45 hotels of the region representing near rooms DECEMBER 2016 Monthly datas Réunions et congrès d'affaires Affaires individuel Total % Var % Var %Var January ,1% ,0% ,5% February ,0% ,1% ,1% March ,1% ,4% ,1% April ,0% ,2% ,0% May ,5% ,0% ,7% June ,2% ,0% ,6% July ,3% ,5% ,8% August ,2% ,0% ,7% September ,8% ,9% ,0% October ,7% ,8% ,4% November ,5% ,8% ,7% December ,3% ,6% ,8% Year-to-date ,1% ,4% ,7% Total ,1% ,4% ,7% Business travel Solded rooms evolution Conventions Individuals Source : Association hôtelière de la région de Québec (special QCT compilation) 16

18 RÉGION'S SOCIOECONOMIC STATISTICS DECEMBER 2016 Québec City and Area Province of Québec Canada Nov Dec %cha Nov Dec %cha Nov Dec %cha Population over 15 years old ('000) 677,2 677,5 0,0% 6 904, ,9 0,0% , ,9 0,1% Labor force ('000) 466,5 465,6-0,2% 4 453, ,9 0,9% , ,6 0,4% Employment ('000) 446,1 445,1-0,2% 4 178, ,1 0,5% , ,0 0,3% Unemployment ('000) 20,5 20,4-0,5% 274,8 294,8 7,3% 1 326, ,6 1,1% Unemployment rate (%) 4,4 4,4 0,0% 6,2 6,6 6,5% 6,8 6,9 1,5% Consumer price index (2002=100) 124,4 125,2 0,6% 124,4 125,2 0,6% 126,5 128,4 1,5% Source : Statistics Canada, CANSIM II BRIEF DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE ROAD DISTANCE TO QUÉBEC CITY AND AREA QUÉBEC CITY AND AREA POPULATION AREA Montreal 253 Ottawa 453 Québec City ,3 Boston 761 Toronto 798 La Cité-Limoilou ,2 New York 863 Les Rivières ,6 Philadelphia 995 Sainte-Foy-Sillery- Halifax 1043 Cap-Rouge ,0 Detroit 1194 Charlesbourg ,8 Washington 1295 Beauport ,3 Chicago 1621 La-Haute-Saint-Charles ,4 Source : Transport Quebec L'Ancienne-Lorette ,0 Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures ,0 RCM of La Côte-de-Beaupré ,2 RCM of L'Île-d'Orléans ,8 RCM of Portneuf ,7 RCM of La Jacques-Cartier ,1 TOTAL ,1 Source : Statistics Canada, 2011 Census TEMPERATURES Average Average Manufacturing (30 years) 2015 sector 12,7% C C January Source : Statistics Canada, Labour force survey Daily minimum -17,7-21,4 Daily maximum -7,9-8,2 July Daily minimum 13,5 12,9 Economic impact of visitors spending in 2014 Daily maximum 25,0 24,5 (tourists and excursionists) PRECIPITATIONS KM Breakdown of employment by industry Québec City and Area Other services 16,0% Trade 16,0% Health care and social assistance 15,7% Educational services 7,7% Finance 6,1% Economic spinoffs 1,168 G $ Direct jobs Annual average-rain (mm) 1189,7 1262,7 Indirect jobs Professional, scientific and tech. services 7,2% Public administration 11,0% Accomodation, food services 7,6% Source : Environment Canada Total (full time equivalents) Source : Institut de la statistique du Québec 17

19 OVERVIEW OF TOURISTS WHO VISITED QUÉBEC CITY IN 2014 ( Results of this survey are updated annually) Tourists: Origin Total Total expenditures (person-visits) number of nights (in CDN dollars) '000 % '000 % '000 $ % Province of Québec ,7% ,5% ,6% Rest of Canada 363 8,4% 923 9,1% ,6% Total-Canada ,1% ,7% ,2% United States ,3% ,5% ,2% Overseas ,5% ,8% ,6% Total ,0% ,0% ,0% Visit Average expenditures duration Average expenditures per visit (nights) per night $ $ Province of Québec 164,12 $ 1,97 83,09 $ Rest of Canada 395,01 $ 2,55 151,94 $ Total-Canada 189,04 $ 2,03 92,60 $ United States 542,96 $ 2,61 205,36 $ Overseas 521,78 $ 4,22 108,16 $ Total 254,23 $ 2,34 107,56 $ Same-day visitors Origin Total expenditures (person-visits) (in CDN dollars) '000 % '000 $ % Province of Québec ,7% ,7% Rest of Canada 93 1,4% ,3% Total-Canada ,1% ,5% United States 21 0,3% ,2% Overseas 36 0,5% ,3% Total ,0% ,0% Visitors: (tourists + same-day visitors) ,0% ,0% Définitions: Visitor: Any person who is passing through the region and whose residence is located outside of an 40-km radius Tourist: Visitor staying at least one night in the region Same-day visitor: Visitor not staying overnight. Source : Statistics Canada, CITIES 2014 Project (special QCT compilation) 18

20 OVERVIEW OF TOURISTS WHO VISITED QUÉBEC CITY IN 2014 (cont.) ( Results of this survey are updated annually) Visit Quarter (distribution of persons-travels) I (winter) II (spring) III (summer) IV (fall) % % % % Province of Québec 19,6 24,2 28,9 27,3 Rest of Canada 9,4 14,5 51,6 24,5 Total-Canada 18,5 23,2 31,3 27,0 United States 11,4 19,1 52,3 17,2 Overseas 5,6 29,1 51,3 14,0 Total 16,3 23,4 35,8 24,5 Primary Purpose of trip Visiting friends Pleasure Business or relatives Others % % % % Province of Québec 32,6 10,5 53,1 3,8 Rest of Canada 49,5 18,4 29,2 2,9 Total-Canada 34,5 11,4 50,4 3,7 United States 84,0 4,1 6,6 5,3 Overseas 60,4 9,9 23,5 6,2 Total 42,5 10,4 42,8 4,3 Accommodation Commercial Private Not specified % % % Province of Québec 40,0 60,0 0,0 Rest of Canada 75,4 24,6 0,0 Total-Canada 43,8 56,2 0,0 United States 67,9 3,7 28,4 Overseas 75,4 10,6 14,0 Total 50,0 45,5 4,5 Source : Statistics Canada, CITIES 2014 Project (special QCT compilation) 19

21 OVERVIEW OF TOURISTS WHO VISITED QUÉBEC CITY IN 2014 (cont.) ( Results of this survey are updated annually) Average expenditures Food & Vehicule operation Accomodation beverage (incl. rental) $ % $ % $ % Province of Québec 45,73 $ 27,9% 59,96 $ 36,5% 25,92 $ 15,8% Rest of Canada 170,64 $ 43,2% 112,73 $ 28,5% 46,91 $ 11,9% Total-Canada 59,21 $ 31,3% 65,65 $ 34,7% 28,19 $ 14,9% United States 242,19 $ 44,6% 143,58 $ 26,4% 33,58 $ 6,2% Overseas 249,02 $ 47,7% 122,19 $ 23,4% 46,69 $ 8,9% Total 94,71 $ 37,3% 78,33 $ 30,8% 30,53 $ 12,0% Total - pleasure 134,88 $ 39,7% 99,30 $ 29,2% 33,36 $ 9,8% Total - business 228,03 $ 52,8% 118,88 $ 27,5% 41,04 $ 9,5% Total - visiting friends/relative 27,03 $ 20,4% 49,20 $ 37,2% 25,32 $ 19,1% Recreation & entertainment Others TOTAL $ % $ % $ % Province of Québec 11,31 $ 6,9% 21,20 $ 12,9% 164,12 $ 100,0% Rest of Canada 29,20 $ 7,4% 35,53 $ 9,0% 395,01 $ 100,0% Total-Canada 13,24 $ 7,0% 22,75 $ 12,0% 189,04 $ 100,0% United States 51,60 $ 9,5% 72,01 $ 13,3% 542,96 $ 100,0% Overseas 43,17 $ 8,3% 60,71 $ 11,6% 521,78 $ 100,0% Total 19,69 $ 7,7% 30,97 $ 12,2% 254,23 $ 100,0% Total - pleasure 33,65 $ 9,9% 38,98 $ 11,5% 340,17 $ 100,0% Total - business 12,84 $ 3,0% 31,06 $ 7,2% 431,85 $ 100,0% Total - visiting friends/relative 7,76 $ 5,9% 22,92 $ 17,3% 132,23 $ 100,0% Primary transportation mode Car Airplane Bus Rail commercial % % % % Province of Québec 92,8 0,7 4,6 0,6 Rest of Canada 70,4 22,8 2,9 1,9 Total-Canada 88,0 3,5 5,9 1,0 United States 38,2 10,3 14,6 3,8 Overseas 39,2 14,0 15,7 4,7 Total 73,7 6,4 8,6 2,0 Ship/Boat Other Not stated % % Province of Québec 0,0 1,3 Rest of Canada 0,7 1,3 Total-Canada 0,1 1,5 United States 10,9 22,2 Overseas 5,2 21,2 Total 1,9 7,4 Source : Statistics Canada, CITIES 2014 Project (special QCT compilation) 20

22 OVERVIEW OF TOURISTS WHO VISITED QUÉBEC CITY IN 2014 (end) ( Results of this survey are updated annually) Visit Quarter by origin (person-visits) I (winter) II (spring) III (summer) ('000) % ('000) % ('000) % Province of Québec ,9% ,1% ,2% Rest of Canada 34 4,8% 52 5,1% ,2% Total-Canada ,8% ,3% ,4% United States 51 7,3% 85 8,4% ,1% Overseas 28 4,0% ,3% ,5% Total ,0% ,0% ,0% IV (fall) TOTAL ('000) % ('000) % Province of Québec ,7% ,7% Rest of Canada 89 8,4% 363 8,4% Total-Canada ,1% ,1% United States 77 7,3% ,3% Overseas 70 6,6% ,5% Total ,0% ,0% Visit Quarter by origin (person-visits) comparative I (winter) II (spring) III (summer) ('000) % ('000) % ('000) % ,9% ,3% ,8% ,7% ,0% ,1% ,2% ,9% ,2% ,1% ,3% ,1% ,3% ,4% ,8% IV (fall) TOTAL ('000) % ('000) % ,0% ,0% ,1% ,0% ,7% ,0% ,4% ,0% ,5% ,0% Source : Statistics Canada, CITIES 2014 Project (special QCT compilation) 21