Tourism and Hospitality
Leeds Grenville has a large tourism and hospitality sector to serve both visitors and residents, including dozens of restaurants, golf courses, campgrounds and shopping destinations. There is a wide range of services from large tour boat, fishing, helicopter and scuba tour operators, to hotel, motel, B&B, resort and convention centre owners and many support service providers.
Some of our many attractions:
- 1000 Islands St. Lawrence River seaway region
- Historic Rideau Heritage Route Canal System (UNESCO site)
- Canadian Shield and the Frontenac Arch Biosphere Reserve (UNESECO site)
- 1000 Islands Helicopter Tours
- 24 inland lakes, amazing landscapes, trails and cottage country
- Fort Wellington in Prescott
- Treetop Trekking, Canada largest aerial adventure and zip line park and children's Treewalk Village
- Aquatarium at Tall Ships Landing interactive learning and discovery centre
- St. Lawrence Shakespeare Festival in Prescott
- Thousand Islands Playhouse, Canada's Dockside Theatre in Gananoque
- 1000 Islands Tower
- 1000 Islands Parkway
- Biking and hiking trails
- Kayaking and canoeing water trails
- Le Boat self-drive boat rentals on the Rideau Canal
- 15 designated National Historic Sites
View our Tourism section for more visitor information.
Ontario Tourism Outlook 2013-2019 (from the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport)
|
Level |
% change |
|
|
|
|
|
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
Total Ontario Inbound |
140,846 |
-1.6% |
6.2% |
1.5% |
2.1% |
1.4% |
1.7% |
Ontario residents |
122,082 |
-2.1% |
5.8% |
0.4% |
1.4% |
1.6% |
1.5% |
Other provinces |
6,152 |
3,2% |
8.0% |
3.0% |
2.3% |
1.2% |
1.2% |
United States |
10,616 |
-1.8% |
9.4% |
12.5% |
7.6% |
0.3% |
3.3% |
Overseas |
1,996 |
13.1% |
8.1% |
2.8% |
5.7% |
3.1% |
2.9% |
Total Expenditures ($million) |
$22,844 |
11.8% |
2.4% |
1.9% |
9.9% |
4.7% |
3.7% |
Ontario residents |
13,586 |
6.9% |
0.5% |
-2.6% |
10.7% |
2.3% |
1.0% |
Other provinces |
2,091 |
16.7% |
-3.3% |
1.0% |
5.7% |
7.4% |
5.4% |
United States |
3,155 |
3.1% |
16.8% |
11.8% |
10.0% |
6.7% |
4.8% |
Overseas |
4,013 |
32.8% |
1.3% |
7.3% |
9.8% |
8.2% |
8.4% |