The success of Quebec is reflected on to its neighbors

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Sunday, 30 July, 2017 21:18

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The success of tourism of Québec benefits to its neighbors, such as the region of Chaudière-Appalaches, which could even experience its best tourist season ever recorded.

Although it is much too early to draw conclusions, the summer flying in full swing, the region of Chaudière-Appalaches has been a great month of July in terms of tourism.

“May and June, it has been very slow, but the numbers were strong enough in July to compensate,” explained the Newspaper, the director-general of Tourism Chaudière-Appalaches, Richard Moreau.

“2016 was a record year in many respects, he notes, stating that the region improves its balance sheet year after year, since 2014. If the weather is at the appointment in September and in October, we will be able to hope to beat in 2016 “, avance-t-il.

For the executive director, the vitality of the tourist offer in Quebec is reflected, undeniably, on the South Shore.

“It is clear that one benefits of major events. The end of the week of the tall ships, it was full almost up to Saint-Georges-de-Beauce. It is even being felt beyond Montmagny to the east. “

Beat 2008 ?

Moreover, while Régis Labeaume has hinted on numerous occasions that Quebec could smash the record high of 2008 in terms of tourism, it was learned last week that the occupancy rate of the hotels in Quebec city during the week of the APPOINTMENT 2017 amounted to 97.1 %.

This is a significant increase of 15 % compared to the same period last year.

“The Office of tourism of Quebec does a very good job for several years and it is in the process of actually paying, the chief executive officer, Tourisme Chaudière-Appalaches. We are happy that Quebec goes well, because if Montreal and Quebec are going well, as in the economy in general, the areas are going well too. “