10 The Winnipeg Barometer Report | Volume 9, 2018
Winnipeg Accommodation Tax
At the end of 2017, the City of Winnipeg's five per cent accommodation tax
revenue collection totaled $9.8 million. Between 2010 and 2017, revenues
have grown 35 per cent. In 2018, January to May revenues totaled $3.8
million; down 1.4 per cent in a year-over-year comparison with 2017.
Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson
International Airport
In the first four months of 2018, overall passenger traffic grew 4.1 per cent
over the same period in 2017 as a result of strong growth in domestic
passenger volumes which were up 6.2 per cent. Trans-border and
international passenger traffic both declined between January and April
of 2018 compared to the same period last year. Winnipeg has seen an
increase in air capacity and new pricing that helps visitors and travellers
take advantage of these opportunities. In 2017, Air Canada and WestJet
both announced they would start using larger planes out of Winnipeg on
some routes. In 2018, WestJet's discount service, Swoop, started service out
of Winnipeg to Abbotsford and Hamilton.
Airport Passenger Traffic
Enplaned & Deplaned
Passenger Traffic
January – April 2018
% Change from
January – April 2017
Domestic 1,085,317 +6.2
Trans-Border 164,616 -0.02
International 138,415 -5.5
Total 1,388,348 +4.1
Source: Winnipeg Airport Authority
City of Winnipeg Accommodation Tax Revenue
Source: City of Winnipeg
