Whistler’s economic success and vibrant tourism economy is based in community-wide partnerships focused on economic development through Smart Tourism. Growth is guided by a statistical modelling tool we call the Whistler Balance Model Initiative. It works at balancing social, environmental and economic performance to help us choose the best route forward.
Economic highlights
- $1.44 billion: Total consumer spending
- 85%: Spending generated by visitors
- $1.53 billion: Average Provincial GDP generated by consumer spending in Whistler
- 3 million+: Average annual unique visitors
- $500 million: Annual tax revenue
- $1.37 million: Daily tax revenue from economic activity
- 25%, Whistler’s share of B.C.’s total tourism export revenue
- 15,051, people employed
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