
Provincial campsite reservations up 5,400%, most other tourism indicators down
LETHBRIDGE, AB – With little ability for Albertans to recreate outside of their home province or country in 2020, many have been choosing to have fun a little closer to home.
The most recent Alberta Tourism Market Monitor report shows that most aspects of tourism are down or saw little growth, but one area exploded in popularity.
In September 2019, there were 5,209 campsite reservations at provincial parks. This September, that number shot up to 286,657, an increase of 5,403 per cent.
While that was the most drastic year-over-year comparison, the figures throughout this spring and summer are significantly higher than in the same periods last year.