Profits from Tourists.

According to the “News Bulletin” prepared by the Commercial and Industrial Section of the Department of Markets, Canberra, the expenditure of tourists from the United States in Canada is about fifteen times as large as before the war. About 3,000,000 cars cross the line from the United States during the year, and 8,000 to 10,000 of these cars remain more than a month. Aside from the direct expenditure of these visitors, Canada also receives the less tangible benefit of having her problems better understood abroad, and in the long run there can be no doubt that such a number of visitors will tend to encourage immigration and the inflow of foreign capital for industrial enterprises. Catering for those who vacation in the Rockies, along the lakes and rivers of Central Canada or at the seashore, is becoming an industry of no small importance.

In the midst of the season when there is the greatest influx of visitors to Canada, it is of interest to record that the 1927 tourist season was exceedingly profitable for Canada. The Highways Branch of the Department of Railways has estimated that during 1927 such visitors spent about 275,000,000 dollars in Canada as compared with 200,000,000 dollars in 1926, and 140,000,000 dollars in 1924. The expenditures in 1928 are expected to show a proportionate increase.

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