2010 and 2011 aggregated data from over 100 visitor centers in British Columbia. The dataset contains year-over-year comparison percentages for metrics like average parties per hour, total hours of operation, and tourism-related inquiries. It was published by the Government of British Columbia.
Use Cases
- Benchmarking visitor center efficiency based on average parties per hour
- Analyzing tourism demand trends based on total tourism-related phone calls and written enquiries
- Evaluating visitor center economic impact based on total number of visitors and tour bus stops
Strengths
- Aggregates data from over 100 visitor centers
- Provides year-over-year comparison percentages for two years (2010 and 2011)
- Includes metrics for more than 3,000,000 annual visitors
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
- Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to open_canada
Provenance
- Source
- Government of British Columbia
- Collection Method
- Aggregated data collected for all Visitor Centres
- Time Range
- 2010 and 2011
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-17 15:35:34.566750; freshness should be verified
- Geography
- British Columbia