N.S. tourism numbers improving
Posted Jun 8, 2010 06:37:03 AM.
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It looks like tourism may be on the rebound in Nova Scotia.
Visits to the province from January to April are up six per cent compared with the same time last year, according to the Department of Tourism.
Room nights sold in the same time period have also gone up by three per cent.
Visits from Ontario residents rose by 12 per cent, and there were seven per cent more Atlantic Canadians dropping in.
Western Canadians were staying close to home, with 15 per cent fewer visits.
In April alone there was an increase of 11 per cent compared to April 2009.
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