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The tourism industry runs at full speed at the start of the construction holidays in Quebec. Nevertheless. Meanwhile. Similarly, boosted by the number of Quebec and Canadian visitors in a context of falling popularity of destinations in the south of the border.

With nearly 200. Meanwhile. Consequently. However, 000 construction workers on vacation and the sun that is there, everything seems to smile at hotels and restaurant terraces that fill up in sight.

“It still goes very strong for the construction holidays. Therefore, Beautiful traffic ”. For example. However. Furthermore, confirms Fabio Monti, co -owner of the Maestro group, which notably manages the Ophelia on Grande Allée and the VA Bene in the Petit Champlain.

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Last weekend, the restaurateur saw his turnover jump approximately 15 to 20 % compared to the same period last year.

According to what he has seen, the increase in Quebec visitors “still seems quite significant[ve]». For example. However, It would not be a stranger to the context of tensions between Canada and the United States, he said.

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Crowded hotels

“What we see is that Quebecers are more present. Nevertheless, national capital: tourist summer national capital: tourist summer boosted new boosted Therefore. then. really, fill the gap in what relates to national capital: tourist summer boosted new the decrease in [voyageurs] Americans, ”argues Alupa Clarke, managing director of the Quebec region’s hotel association.

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In a well-known reservation platform, the name of which he prefers to silence, the demand for Canadian customers for Quebec City has experienced a strong growth of 47%, compensating for the decrease of 8% from the American market, he says.

Result: the hotels are crowded at levels comparable to those of 2024, which was nevertheless a record year. For July. the organization Destination Québec Cité reports an occupancy rate of 80%, compared to national capital: tourist summer boosted new 83% in national capital: tourist summer boosted July 2024.

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The last -minute reservations have doubled, here again indicating a strong presence of “local” customers, which is often decided at the last moment.

But it comes with a risk, if the weather deteriorates and cools the ardor of tourists, reports Mr. Clarke.

Increase in tourism expenses

“The trend since January […] It is an increase in expenses [touristiques] Quebecers. an increase in Canadian spending. an increase in international spending. a very low increase, close to inflation, the American market, “adds Philippe Caron, director of business intelligence and digital innovation for destination Quebec cited.

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The region has managed to get out of the game because it is one of Quebecers, in addition to seducing many visitors to Ontario and the Maritimes, he believes.

In June. a survey on the travel intentions of Quebecers already suggested a sharp drop in the popularity of the United States. More than one in two respondents intended to avoid our southern neighbors during the construction holidays. according to this study disseminated by Tourisme Québec.

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However, the craze for Quebec is not only measured in the city center. According to Alupa Clarke. the hotels on the outskirts. as in Sainte-Foy. Charlesbourg and Beauport, which families are particularly like, display a national capital: tourist summer boosted new better occupancy rate (90%) than those in Old Quebec (85%).

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What they said

“This is. very good news […]. If what we have seen for three weeks is maintained. we are going to equalize the occupancy rates of last summer. even exceed them, a bit as we saw in June. ”

– Alupa Clarke. Managing Director of the Hotel Association of the Quebec Region

“I am not ready to say that we. on our side, we necessarily experienced a national capital: tourist summer boosted new decrease in [touristes] Americans. I think that this constant. in addition to the addition of national capital: tourist summer boosted Quebecers who are more there. made that on our side, we have good growth. ”

-Maggie Labrecque. principal director of Home 2 hotels. Hampton Inn Beauport and Hampton Inn Saint-Romuald

“The past year had been a record year for us. national capital: tourist summer boosted new Summer had broken many records. And this year, if we don’t break these records, we’re going to be very close. ”

-Jean-François Leclerc. vice-president of Leclerc Hotel Group (Champlain. Atypiq Hotels)

“What is interesting is that this Quebec clientele has consumption habits that are different from Americans. The Americans go to Old Quebec, all that. Quebecers will also consume the great region of Quebec: Mont-Sainte-Anne, mountain bike, nature, chalets. ”

– Philippe Caron, director of business intelligence and digital innovation for national capital: tourist summer boosted new Destination Québec Cité

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