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Visa card spending topped $115 million during Olympic Winter Games
March 18, 2010
According to Visa Inc., spending by international visitors on Visa cards at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games and in British Columbia exceeded U.S. $115 million during the 17 days of the games.
Total international Visa cardholder spending in British Columbia between Feb. 12 and Feb. 28 totaled U.S. $115.3 million, up 93 percent from the same 17-day period in 2009 — showing that the Games had a significant impact on spending in the province.
The total number of transactions on internationally issued Visa cards in British Columbia was 1.1 million — up 85 percent from last year.
Countries that recorded more than U.S. $1 million in spending during the Games:
- $61 million — United States
- $7.8 million — China
- $5 million — United Kingdom
- $4.3 million — Russian Federation
- $3.7 million — Australia
- $3.6 million — Japan
- $3.6 million — South Korea
- $2.8 million — Hong Kong
- $2.4 million — Norway
- $2.1 million — Germany
- $2 million — Switzerland
- $1.6 million — Brazil
- $1.4 million — France
- $1.2 million — Sweden
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