Some January to September 2018 statistics:

• Visitation is down 0.4 per cent (-8,000 visitors) from 2017. Visitation compared with the same period in 2016 remains very robust, up nine per cent, or 155,000 more visitors in 2018

• Licensed room nights sold in

Nova Scotia of 2,229,000 are up one per cent compared with the same period in 2017

• Room nights sold through a sharing economy platform, including licensed and unlicensed accommodations, reached 240,000