Tourisme Intelligence
THE Quebec source for information on global trends in tourism

Tags: environment, natural-landscape, region, Sustainable tourism

Like many places, Québec has also created a policy framework to increase energy production from renewable sources such as wind.(1) Wind farm construction presents numerous challenges, but from a tourism viewpoint, it has a direct visual impact on scenic landscapes and an indirect effect on industry due to potential economic losses. Opponents to wind farms [...]

Tags: adventure, eco-tourism, Quebec, region, Sustainable tourism, wildlife-observation

Whale watching is still the fastest growing sector of general wildlife tourism worldwide and this is important for Québec, since marine tourism is a lucrative activity. According to a recent report, 13 million people went whale watching in 119 countries in 2008, compared to 9 million in 87 countries in 1998.(1) In the past 10 [...]

Tags: air-canada, convention, environment, events, Greenhouse-effect, hotels, Sustainable tourism, train, transat, Transportation

Visitors to and from Québec contribute to Greenhouse Gas emissions (GHG), regardless of the mode of transport, distance traveled, or the activity undertaken during a stay. To date, no study assessed neither travelers’ nor the tourism sector’s contributions to GHG emissions, or attitudes or actions towards mitigation in Québec. This creates a knowledge gap about [...]

Tags: Around the world, Greenhouse-effect, hotels, Issues, purchase-behavior, responsible-travel, Sustainable tourism, travel-behavior

Rachel Dodds, Director, Sustaining Tourism, & Assistant Professor, Ryerson University and Marion Joppe, President, Tourism Environment, & University Research Chair in Tourism, University of Guelph are assessing the demand for sustainable tourism in this article.
Although there is no question that tourism needs to be sustainable, the actual demand for sustainable tourism is difficult to assess [...]

Tags: montreal, Sustainable tourism, travel-behavior, virtual-communities

The accommodation sector is experiencing an intense diversification phase, where establishments worldwide continue to distinguish and redefine their image by incorporating themes amongst other things to create an authentic visitor experience. The same process of diversification is also present in the cyber travel community CouchSurfing, where authenticity has a meaning that goes well beyond traditional [...]

Tags: airlines, environment, Greenhouse-effect, legislation, Sustainable tourism

The tourism industry already has a plethora of environmental issues to address, but more than ever, flying is considered as the biggest sin. Travelers are increasingly preoccupied with the environmental and social ethics of their consumption patterns and some reports claim that more people choose not to travel, in an attempt to curb their contribution [...]

Tags: airlines, Customer segments, economy, emerging-markets, hotels, security, Sustainable tourism, technological-tools, urban

The pace of everything will only speed up. We see trendy new destinations, enthusiasm for new products, pronounced customer segmentation and new players that shake up a sector of activity. Lots will be going on in the tourism industry.
Overall factors

Socio-demographics - Populations will be increasingly concentrated in urban areas. By the year 2015, over half of [...]