Here are raw data as compiled by the Chaire de Tourisme Transat in 2016-17 and by Vélo-Québec about visitors of the P’tit Train du Nord.
RESULTS
Types of cyclists users of the linear park
Residents
%
Excursionists
%
Tourists
%
Estimation
- More than 1 million registered transits, summer, and winter across all disciplines
- Tourists and excursionists who came primarily for cycling on the P’tit Train du Nord have spent 18 millions in the region
Observations
Renown : 75% of visitors already knew about the park prior to visiting
Summer attendance: cyclists : 52% / hikers : 48%
Main motivations : 56% come for road cycling
Beauty of the surrounding landscapes and network quality come second in respondents motivations.
Estimate : Tourists stay on average for 3.3 nights (but we suggest staying longer 🙂 )
Estimate: All types of visitors included, the average total spent peaks at 177,30$ per person
%
are 55 years of age or more
%
are between 35 and 54 years of age
%
are between 18 and 34 years of age
%
are from the Laurentians
%
come from outside Québec
Behavior
%
of visitors come between June and September
%
of visitors travel the park with their mates (in couples)
%
go with friends
54 % of users whose primary goal of the trip wasn’t a visit of the linear parc state that the latter did contribute to prolonging their stay in the region
Motivations
54 % of users whose primary goal of the trip wasn’t a visit of the linear parc state that the latter did contribute to prolonging their stay in the region
