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Breakdown of overall budget
| 50% sponsorships | 40% production |
| 45% operations | 12% operations |
| 5% grants | 38% advertising and promotion |
| 10% administration |
Competing countries from 1995 to 2009
25 teams came from…
- South Africa
- Germany
- England
- Australia
- Canada
- China
- Argentina
| - Spain
- France
- Italy
- Portugal
- Czech Republic
- United States
|
Winners of Loto-Québec Solstice
| Editions | Country | Editions | Country |
| 1995 | Spain | 2003 | China |
| 1996 | Italy | 2004 | Canada |
| 1997 | China | 2005 | Italy |
| 1998 | Spain | 2006 | Spain |
| 1999 | Italy | 2007 | Canada |
| 2000 | South Africa
| 2008 | England |
| 2001 | South Africa
| 2009 | Canada |
| 2002 | England | | |
Number of visitors to the event
| Editions | Site | Off-site | Editions | Site | Off-site |
| 1995 | 70 978
| na | 2003 | 87 000
| 185 000 |
| 1996 | 56 328
| na | 2004 | 106 000
| 220 000
|
1997
| 120 432
| 251 000
| 2005 | 110 000
| 227 500
|
| 1998 | 124 544
| 259 000
| 2006
| 111 610
| 232 000
|
| 1999 | 109 582
| 228 000
| 2007 | 104 090
| 217 500
|
| 2000 | 107 483
| 224 000
| 2008 | 88 500
| 202 500 |
| 2001 | 118 394
| 247 500
| 2009 | 90 255 | 296 255 |
| 2002 | 121 606
| 253 000 | | | |
Some highlights
On-site
| 2001**** | 2004* | 2007***** |
| Tourists / excursionists | 29,9 %
| 42,8 %
| 52,8 %
|
| From within Québec | 25,5 %
| 35 %
| 45,3 %
|
| Other Canadian provinces | 1,3 %
| 2,7 %
| 4,4 %
|
| United States | 0,8 %
| 2,7 %
| 2,4 %
|
| Overseas | 1,9 %
| 1,6 %
| 0,7 %
|
| Loto-Québec International Fireworks Competition was a deciding factor | 47 %
| 64 %
| 67 %
|
| At least one night in Québec City | 65 %
| 72 %
| 71,5 %
|
| Commercial accommodation | 44 %
| 78 %
| 74 %
|
Off-site
| 2001**** | 2004* | 2007***** |
| Tourists / excursionists | 21,1 %
| 22,2 %
| 26 %
|
| From within Québec | -
| - | - |
| Other Canadian provinces | - | - | - |
| United States | - | - | - |
| Overseas | - | - | - |
| Loto-Québec International Fireworks Competition was a deciding factor | - | - | - |
| At least one night in Québec City | - | - | - |
| Commercial accommodation | - | - | - |
- Visitors from outside Québec gave a 100% satisfactory rating.*** (87% very satisfied / 13% satisfied)
- Overall awareness rate for visitors from outside Québec is 80%.*
- Nearly half (44%) of the visitors from outside Québec attended the event for a second time.*
- 97% of visitors from outside Québec will recommend the event to parents or friends.*
- A proportion of 48% of visitors from outside Québec say they were in the area to attend the event.*
- 64% of visitors from outside Québec say the holding of the event influenced their decision to come to the area.*
- 81% of visitors from outside Québec who were questioned say they will probably attend another show next year.*
Profile of visitors
- Visitors are mainly individuals 25 – 54 years old. This age group accounts for 60% of local visitors and 69% of out-of-town visitors.*
- On average, out-of-town visitors stayed 2.6 nights in the Québec City area and mainly opted for accommodation in a commercial establishment.*
- On average, out-of-town visitors from outside Québec spent $820.73 for their stay.
- In 2005, the number of groups increased by 10% (188 groups for 10,000 visitors). Geographical breakdown: 75% from the Québec/Chaudières-Appalaches region, 18% from within the province of Québec, and 7% from the United States.**
Provenance of out-of-town visitors*
Upcoming editions
- 2011 : July 23 to August 10
- 2012 : July 21 to August 8
- 2013 : July 20 to August 7
- 2014 : July 19 to August 6
* Source: Léger Marketing, October 2004
** Source: Loto-Québec International Fireworks Competition, Edition 2005
*** Source: Décaries Complice, September 2004
**** Source: Impact Recherche, 2001
***** Source: SOM recherches et sondages, 2007
