Toronto broke visitor records in 2017, 43.7 million visitors spent $8.8 billion
TORONTO — An industry association says tourism in Toronto is booming, with a record 43.7 million people coming to the city last year and spending more than $8.8 billion.
Tourism Toronto says the numbers represent a 3.6 per cent and 9.1 per cent bump over 2016 respectively.
It says domestic travellers visit Toronto more than any other Canadian city, and notes that Toronto saw 10.4 million overnight domestic visitors last year.
Meanwhile, there were nearly 3 million American overnight visitors and 2.1 million tourists from overseas destinations last year.