The Destination Greater Victoria survey found that residents overwhelmingly support local tourism
A new Destination Greater Victoria (DGV) survey found that Greater Victoria residents overwhelmingly support tourism and see its economic importance to the region. The survey also explores how happy residents are with current visitor levels.
According to DGV, of the 1,450 respondents from all 13 Capital Region municipalities, nearly 99 per cent agreed that tourism is important, or very important to the region. Meanwhile, 60 per cent of residents feel that current visitor levels are “just right”, and almost 30 per cent would like to see more.
An overwhelming majority of respondents viewed tourism as a strong driver of local…
