Tourism in Montreal

Tourism is an important industry in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The city welcomed 10.2 million overnight visitors in 2016[1] and 11,792,970 day trip visitors in 2010.[2] Montreal attracted 1,770,939 international overnight visitors in 2010,[2] most of them from the United States, France, the United Kingdom, Germany, Mexico and Japan.[3] 82 740 direct jobs and 48 199 indirect jobs, in Montreal were generated by the tourism industry in 2014.[2]

Crescent Street in Downtown Montreal is popular among tourists. Throughout the summer, it features various street fairs and festivals. Among locals, Crescent Street is known better for its many clubs and bars. Saint-Laurent Boulevard and the surrounding Plateau Mont-Royal neighbourhood, are also well known for their nightlife, with many bars, nightclubs and restaurants.

The main sectors that attract tourism in Montreal are Festivals drawing in 7.5 million tourists, museums accounting for 7 million visits and Old Montreal bringing in 2.5 million tourists in the year 2013.[4]

Attractions
Visitors by tourist attraction[5]
RankAttraction20112010Variation 11/10
1Old Port of Montreal6,601,2786,198,6466.5%
2Casino de Montréal5,640,8735,895,835-4.3%
3Bell Centre1,868,0562,056,343-9.1%
4Montreal Biodome815,810268,558203.8%
5Montreal Science Centre764,405656,20516.5%
6Montreal Museum of Fine Arts758,211517,95346.4%
7Bonsecours Market747,004800,490-6.7%
8Montreal Botanical Garden and Montreal Insectarium695,404740,915-12.9%
9Notre-Dame Basilica431,174416,9783.4%
10Pointe-à-Callière Museum353,503389,949-9.3%
11Olympic Park275,937240,42714.8%
12Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal241,527220,7649.4%
13Marguerite Bourgeoys Museum175,843204,987-14.2%
14Atrium Le 1000 de La Gauchetière96,995204,98710.4%
15Montreal Biosphère87,624100,175-12.5%
16McCord Museum79,08277,0872.6%
17Maison Saint-Gabriel74,26877,08710.2%
18Montreal Planetarium72,51794,138-23%
19Canadian Centre for Architecture67,66667,6550%
20Centre d'histoire de Montréal60,25858,0553.8%
21Château Ramezay46,38238,46920.6%
22Stewart Museum4,3460N/A

References
  1. Service de la recherche. "BILAN TOURISTIQUE ANNUEL 2016 À MONTRÉAL". p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-09-17. Retrieved 2017-09-17.
  2. "Le Tourisme à Montréal" (PDF). Tourisme Montréal. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
  3. "Québec, Ministère du Tourisme, Le tourisme en chiffre 2006" (PDF).
  4. "LA CULTURE COMME LEVIER ÉCONOMIQUE DES CONNAISSANCES PERCUTANTES POUR L'INDUSTRIE TOURISTIQUE 2015 (VERSION COURTE)" (PDF). p. 14.
  5. "Base de données 2011 - Attraits/Attractions". Tourisme Montréal. Retrieved 24 May 2013.


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