Canada has reopened: Here’s why visitors should book an Indigenous experience

Indigenous tourism had been the fastest-growing sector in Canadian tourism, rising by 23.2 p.c between 2014 and 2017, in contrast with a 14.5 p.c enhance in total tourism in Canada, in accordance with the Indigenous Tourism Association of Canada (ITAC). In 2018, ITAC and Destination Canada, the nationwide tourism advertising and marketing group, discovered that 1 in 3 worldwide guests had been all in favour of Indigenous experiences. And 2019 closed with 1,900 Indigenous tourism companies in operation, using 40,000 individuals, ITAC reported, however now, solely about 1,000 Indigenous tourism companies and 15,000 staff are estimated to stay.