NWT Parks set ‘day one’ record for bookings

The Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment has announced that day one of 2018 was record breaking for NWT Parks.

Bookings for day one are at a record high, with  710 reservations. That number equates to $101 900 for the industry, and is well over the 2017 mark of $87 000.

The combined two day bookings between April 11th and 12th raked in a total $174 750 – an over 7% increase from 2017.

The Department of ITI also shares that an overwhelming majority of the expected visitors are Canadian (89%), with over half of them from the NWT (59.4%).

If you’d like to book a reservation to visit one of the Northwest Territories many parks, visit ITI’s website.

Cameron Wilkinson
Cameron Wilkinson
News Reporter

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