Tourism Recovery Continues in September

Tuesday, December 20, 2022

Tourism continued to show strong recovery in September compared with last year.

According to statistics gathered by Tourism Nova Scotia, Nova Scotia welcomed 218,000 non-resident visitors in September 2022. Despite Hurricane Fiona slowing visitation by road, visitation was up 40% compared with September 2021. Visitation was down only 2% compared with 2019, when visitation to the province was also impacted by Hurricane Dorian.

See YTD September Visitation Statistics

Nova Scotia accommodation operators reported 323,000 room nights sold in September 2022, a 19% increase in room nights sold over September 2021 (a difference of 51,000 room nights) and a 4% increase over 2019 (a difference of 11,000 room nights).

September marks the seventh consecutive month in which room night sales have been higher than the corresponding pre-pandemic month in 2019.

See YTD September 2022 Accommodation Statistics

Tourism Nova Scotia

Tourism Nova Scotia works with communities and industry to attract visitors to the province and increase tourism revenues through experience and sector development, business coaching, marketing, and visitor servicing.

As a division of the Department of Communities, Culture, Tourism and Heritage, Tourism Nova Scotia is committed to advancing equity, diversity, inclusion and accessibility across Nova Scotia and we support partners who share in this commitment.

Tourism Nova Scotia is located in Mi'kma'ki, the ancestral territory of the Mi'kmaq. We are all Treaty people.