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  1. Latest Tourism Numbers Show Continued Growth for Nova Scotia

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  2. Nova Scotia welcomed record number of tourists last year

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  3. Nova Scotia Department of Finance

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  4. Nova Scotia Department of Finance

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  5. Nova Scotia welcomed record number of tourists last year

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  6. Nova Scotia Department of Finance

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  1. Visitation Statistics

    In 2021, Nova Scotia welcomed a total of 882,600 visitors. Based on visitation estimates for 2020, visitation was up 13% in 2021 compared with the first year of the pandemic, an increase of 103,000 visitors. However, compared with 2019, before the pandemic began, visitation was down 62% (or 1.4 million fewer visitors).

  2. Historic Tourism Statistics

    Tourism Nova Scotia gathers and reports tourism statistics on behalf of the tourism industry. We have produced a variety of key tourism performance indicator reports for the past 10 years. These statistics help us understand where visitors come from, they help inform our activities, and can be used by tourism businesses and organizations to ...

  3. Nova Scotia

    Tourism also plays a large part in Nova Scotia's economy and has been growing in the past years, as it attracted 5,590 international tourists in 2021, and the national parks attracted 830,076 ...

  4. PDF Nova Scotia Tourism Indicators July 2021

    Tourism Indicators July 2021 Tourism Nova Scotia gathers and reports tourism statistics on behalf of the tourism industry. These statistics reflect the combined efforts of tourism businesses, organizations, communities, and governments, and include activities by both Nova Scotians and non-resident visitors.€There are many factors that ...

  5. Updated Tourism Indicators Now Available

    Tourism Nova Scotia gathers and reports tourism statistics on behalf of the tourism industry. These statistics help inform our decision-making process, help describe visitors to Nova Scotia, and can be used by tourism businesses and organizations for planning and business development. Tourism statistics are compiled from a variety of sources ...

  6. Tourism Nova Scotia Visitation: Total Number of Annual Visitors by

    Number of non resident overnight visitors to Nova Scotia. The dataset is broken down by visitor origin and mode of entry to the province. Data is reported monthly.

  7. Tourist Accommodations Statistics Available

    These statistics help inform their decision-making process, help describe visitors to Nova Scotia, and can be used by tourism businesses and organizations for planning and business development. Accommodations operators across the province report that 397,000 room nights were sold as of the end of April 2020. This represents a decrease of 31% ...

  8. Higher-spending Visitors Drive Nova Scotia's Tourism Revenue Growth

    Last year was Nova Scotia's best tourism revenue year on record despite a modest decline in visitation. Tourism revenues reached an estimated $2.61 billion, a 0.3 per cent increase, compared to updated 2017 revenue estimates of $2.60 billion. About 2,413,000 non-resident overnight visitors came to Nova Scotia last year.

  9. Tourism in Nova Scotia

    Nova Scotia Tourism Statistics. An estimated total of 1,659,000 tourists visited Nova Scotia in the months of January - September 2015, a 6 percent increase over the same period in 2014. [6] This trend reverses a decline in the number of tourists that visited Nova Scotia in 2013, particularly during the off-peak season.

  10. PDF Communities, Culture, Tourism & Heritage

    $34.8 million for Tourism Nova Scotia (including restart initiatives and marketing investments, of which $23.6 million is related to COVID-19 recovery), $31.5 million for ... Survey on Disability, 2017, Statistics Canada). By considering accessibility in programs and service delivery, we improve the health, well-being, and independence of ...

  11. Nova Scotia Department of Finance

    Statistics Canada has broken out specific data for tourism-related industries. Compared with April 2023, the number of active tourism-related businesses rose 1.1% in Nova Scotia as of April 2024, with gains in travel services, transportation, and recreation/entertainment, and accommodations offsetting declines in food/beverage.

  12. PDF Nova Scotia Tourism Indicators September 2021

    Tourism Nova Scotia gathers and reports tourism statistics on behalf of the tourism industry. These statistics reflect the combined efforts of tourism businesses, organizations, communities, and governments, and include activities by both Nova Scotians and non-resident visitors.€There are many factors that contribute to

  13. NS Tourism Strategy

    The Tourism Industry Association of Nova Scotia (TIANS) and Tourism Nova Scotia (TNS) are co-leading the development of a tourism sector strategic plan that will inspire a broader approach to economic growth and quality of life in Nova Scotia. The plan will establish a new vision for tourism, taking into consideration the needs of businesses ...

  14. Nova Scotia Tourism Market Research & Trends

    Market research, traveler trends, visitor forecasts: tourism success stories are based on understanding, staying informed, and thinking ahead. As visitor behaviours evolve, traveler sentiments change, and technologies emerge, TIANS shares the latest reports, research, and press coverage that matter most to Nova Scotian tourism operators.

  15. Tourism Nova Scotia Visitation 2015 to 2023: Total Number of Visitors

    Number of non resident overnight visitors to Nova Scotia. The dataset is broken down by visitor origin and mode of entry to the province. Data is reported monthly.

  16. Department of Communities, Culture, Tourism and Heritage

    The Department of Communities, Culture, Tourism and Heritage helps protect and promote Nova Scotia's culture and heritage. We help businesses and communities grow by providing program and event funding for arts, culture and heritage, sport and recreation and cultural identity and languages. We also provide leadership to creative and cultural ...

  17. 16 things to know before visiting Nova Scotia, Canada

    6. Cell phone options are expensive, so stick with your home plan. Picking up a SIM card upon arrival in Canada won't land you the savings it does in other countries. Phone plans in Nova Scotia are notoriously expensive. It's likely cheaper to stick with your own roaming plan.

  18. Plan Your Trip to Nova Scotia

    Find all the helpful info you need to plan your visit to Nova Scotia, Canada. Discover the top things to see and do, along with unique experiences.

  19. 17 Top-Rated Attractions & Places to Visit in Nova Scotia

    Location: Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. 2. Peggy's Cove. Peggy's Cove. About 43 kilometers southwest of Halifax, the fishing village of Peggy's Cove has a back-in-time feel. Peggy's Point Lighthouse, one of Canada's most photographed lighthouses, sits on the foggy Atlantic Coast marking a perilous point.

  20. PDF Nova Scotia Tourism Indicators January

    Nova Scotia Tourism IndicatorsJanuary - December 2020Tourism Nova Scotia gathers and report. tourism statistics on behalf of the tourism industry. These statistics reflect the combined efforts of tourism businesses, organizations, communities, and governments, and include activities by both Nova Scotians and non-resident visitors.There are many ...

  21. Appendix C

    This evidence is illustrated through the following statistics from Tourism Nova Scotia's 2010 Visitor Exit Survey: 39% of visitors to all of NS enjoyed outdoor activities versus 63% for the destination area. Outdoor enthusiasts are defined as pleasure visitors who are highly motivated by outdoor experiences and are engaged in outdoor ...

  22. The Daily

    Employment also declined in Nova Scotia (-4,800; -0.9%), following little change in the previous four months. In Saskatchewan, employment rose by 6,700 (+1.1%) in July, the second increase in the last three months. The unemployment rate in the province was 5.4% in July, little changed in the month and on a year-over-year basis.

  23. ZEV Council Dashboard

    Travel and tourism; Business and industry; Health. Benefits; Health - More; Taxes; ... Provincial VIO data is sourced from S&P Global Mobility while Territorial data is sourced from Statistics Canada. Statistics Canada's most up-to-date vehicle registration data is from 2022. ... Nova Scotia: Total EV charging ports funded: 1,493 Open: 422 ...

  24. Home

    Delivered in partnership between Tourism Nova Scotia and Digital Nova Scotia, DigiPort is an online resource centre where you can connect with qualified digital service providers for one-on-one support and access articles, videos, tip sheets, webinars and more to help you be more visible online, reach more potential customers, and close the sale.

  25. Glimpse August's rare super blue moon peaking today

    The first of the year's supermoons will rise August 19. The rare combination of a super and blue moon peaks at 2:26 p.m. ET Monday. Here's how and when to watch.

  26. Tracking Hurricane Ernesto

    Ernesto is the fifth named storm to form in the Atlantic in 2024. In late May, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicted that there would be 17 to 25 named storms this year, an ...