Canada remains The Palm Beaches’ largest international market with Canadian travellers to break pre-pandemic visitation with 61,000 visits in Q2-2023, four percent more than 2022. With a slew of new hotels and attractions representing more than $1 billion boost to the tourism economy, the area is cementing its reputation as an iconic vacation destination.
Canadian visitation totalled 213,700 for the first half of 2023, representing an increase of 20.6 percent from 177,100 visitors the same time period the year prior and up 12.6 percent from the same time period in 2019. Canadian visitor spend reached more than U.S.$260.1 M in first half of 2023 - up 4.4 percent from U.S.$249M the year prior.
Getting there
Air Canada offers seasonal, daily non-stop service into Palm Beach International Airport (PBI) from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) and multiple departures weekly from Montréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) with bookings available through end of April 2024. The Palm Beaches are also conveniently located within driving distance of Fort Lauderdale- Hollywood and Miami International airports.
Brightline, the epitome of modern, eco-conscious intercity rail in the U.S., recently extended its services to and from Orlando International Airport. This novel connectivity now effortlessly links West Palm Beach and Boca Raton with vibrant cities from Orlando to South Florida—Miami, Aventura, Fort Lauderdale—ushering in unparalleled ease of exploration for travelers.
39 vibrant cities and towns
Comprised of 39 vibrant cities and towns stretching from Jupiter to Boca Raton in Southeast FL, The Palm Beaches captivate visitors with an enhanced and unmatched vacation experience. Known as America’s First Resort Destination®, the iconic vacation destination embraces a wide variety of vibrant and chic new offerings: the area is are home to more than 19,100 hotel rooms and feature more than 100 family-friendly attractions, an abundance of world-class luxury, award-winning restaurants, and 125 miles of peaceful waterways for on- or in-the-water activities, including 160 artificial reefs that line the Atlantic Ocean’s Gulf Stream current.
Peanut Island Paddleboarding
160 golf courses have earned it the moniker of Florida’s Golf Capital®, as well as The Cultural Capital of Florida® due to its thriving entertainment scene of more than 200 art and culture organizations.
Several prominent resorts and hotels in The Palm Beaches are undergoing substantial transformations, amplifying the guest experience, including the Jupiter Beach Resort & Spa recently completed an extensive renovation, unveiling 175 revamped guest rooms and suites, upgraded banquet spaces, and the all-new Latitudes restaurant, accompanied by a variety of amenities, including a dedicated kids club.
Palm Beach Marriott Singer Island Resort & Spa is in the midst of a multimillion-dollar renovation slated for completion later this year, embracing a contemporary open-space layout while modernizing its restaurant, lobby, marketplace, bar, and lounge. The Hilton Singer Island Oceanfront Palm Beaches Resort is set to redefine luxury, re- emerging in January 2024 as "The Singer Oceanfront Resort," complete with rejuvenated guestrooms, innovative dining concepts, enhanced meeting spaces, and a picturesque beachfront bar.
A complete wrap up of new developments can be found here.
Earlier this week, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced that visitation to Florida continues to rise, setting a record for the number of visitors to Florida in the third quarter of a year, with an estimated total of 35.1 million visitors between July and September 2023. Visitation included 32.2 million domestic visitors, 2.2 million overseas visitors and 666,000 Canadian visitors. Additionally, Florida continues to beat overall annual visitation records with 105.2 million visitors so far in 2023, 724,000 more visitors than the first nine months of 2022.
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