ByWard Market sees 19 per cent increase in visitors in 2024, data shows (CTV Ottawa)
January 15, 2025
The ByWard Market saw an increase in visits in 2024, with visits in the last three months of the year exceeding pre-pandemic trips to the Ottawa’s tourist area.
The ByWard Market District Authority says there were 22 million visits to the market last year, up 19 per cent from 2023. The 22 million visits include tourists, residents and workers in the market area.
“Our annual visitation numbers are trending closer to pre-pandemic levels from 2019 when the area welcomed 25 million visits,” the authority said in a statement.
“Additionally, the monthly visitation for October, November, and December last year in the ByWard Market exceeded the numbers from the same months in 2019, highlighting a strong upward trend.”
Data released by the ByWard Market District Authority shows the busiest months for visitors were October, July and August, with more than two million visits a month in the market.