The true costs of our mobility choices
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The Impact of Bike Tourism
Bike tourism is the perfect incarnation of a slower, sustainable, and respectful form of tourism. Biking activities during a holiday, or bike trips between other activities, are an opportunity to decarbonize a sector which represents 8.8 % of greenhouse gas emissions in the world. Beyond social and environmental benefits, bike tourism also generates significant economic impacts for our regions.
Biking During Vacation: A Popular Activity for Quebecers
The province of Quebec has a rich and diversified bike tourism offer. Whether it is on the Route verte or one of its iconic véloroute, in a mountain biking or fatbiking center, or even on a gravel bike, there is something for everyone! Daily excursions and cycle tourism trips are more and more popular amongst the population of Quebec.
Sources: (Tourists) Aggregated data from the États du vélo from 1995 to 2020 by Vélo Québec - (Excursionnits) Chaire de tourisme Transat (2025). Étude d'impact économique du tourisme à vélo au Québec and summary
An Appealing Tourism Experience, Both in Quebec and Abroad
Biking during a holiday is not only popular with Quebecers. It is also appealing to international tourists. Whether it is for cycle tourism, as the main activity of the trip or simply an activity amongst others, biking is drawing foreign visitors to Quebec.
A Type of Tourism Benefitting All Sectors
Bike tourism induces a lot of spending. Whether it is for transportation, food, lodging, touristic attractions or local shops, biking tourists spend a lot of money. Solely in 2024, it is estimated that 803 million of dollars were spent! Beyond contributing to local economies, biking tourist focus their spending in non-relocatable activities, deeply rooted in their region and across the territory.
Benefits for the Economy of Quebec
Contrarily to other sectors of activity and type of tourism, bike tourism benefits for Quebec economy as a whole. Its effect can be observed across the province, and has a notable impact on our regions, our communities and small businesses. Bike tourism supports every year thousands of non-relocatable jobs, and provides almost half a billion dollars of added-value to the province’s economy.
Added Value to the Economy of Quebec in 2024
$467 millions
Gouvernemental Revenue in 2024
$145 millions
Jobs supported by bike tourism in Quebec in 2024
6,500 jobs
Number of overnight stays related to bike tourism in Quebec in 2024
3 millions
