iN NUMBERS: What we know about budget conscious tourists in Okanagan

It’s hard to say for certain how the tourism industry in the Okanagan is doing until some more numbers are collected. The numbers we have now show that while people are still visiting they're just thinking about ways to save money on their vacation. Here are the numbers: 186,788: People flew through Kelowna airport in June, up roughly 10,000 from last year. 83: Per cent hotel occupancy in Kelowna in June. https://www.destinationbc.ca/tourism-industry-dashboard/ 26: Airbnb rentals are wide open from Aug. 14 to 30 in Kelowna. 10: Tips for saving money while travelling in Kelowna provided by Tourism Kelowna https://www.tourismkelowna.com/blog/stories/post/ways-to-stretch-your-budget-in-kelowna/ , from free activities to savvy moves like booking your stay for the middle of the week rather than the weekend. 43: Per cent of Canadians told a pollster https://healthquotes.ca/canadian-travel-hits-historic-low-in-2025 they can’t afford a vacation this year. 60: Per cent of Canadians said they were planning a vacation this year, down 10 per cent from 2024. 3,825: Dollars is how much the average Canadian plans to spend on vacation this summer. https://newsroom.bmo.com/2025-07-03-BMO-Survey-Summer-Travel-Spending-Heats-Up-Despite-Economic-Concerns 59: Per cent of Canadians plan on staying in Canada for their vacation to save some money. 7.4: Per cent less Americans came into Canada in July 2025 compared to July 2024. https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/250811/dq250811a-eng.htm 2.3: Per cent more travellers from the U.S. came to B.C. so far in 2025 than in the same period in 2024. To contact a reporter for this story, email Jesse Tomas mailto:jtomas@infonews.ca  or call 250-488-3065 or email the editor mailto:news@infonews.ca . You can also submit photos, videos or news tips to the newsroom mailto:tips@infonews.ca  and be entered to win a monthly prize draw. Find our Journalism Ethics policy here. https://infotel.ca/newsitem/code-of-ethics/it106782 We welcome your comments and opinions on our stories but play nice. We won't censor or delete comments unless they contain off-topic statements or links, unnecessary vulgarity, false facts, spam or obviously fake profiles. If you have any concerns about what you see in comments, email the editor in the link above. SUBSCRIBE to our awesome newsletter here https://infotel.ca/newsletter .