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It s F1 Canadian Grand Prix weekend in Montreal and few places will be more packed with race fans and car curios than Crescent Street downtown. The payment processing company Moneris said that at the 2022 Grand Prix weekend bar and snack shop volume across the Island of Montreal increased by 30 per cent, restaurant volume was up 25 per cent and tourist attractions and hotel volume was up 10 per cent.
Grand Prix, for us, is what launches the season of summer months and really opens up the valves of tourism back in Montreal, said one tourism expert. After the F1 event was cancelled for two years, bars and hotels are bracing for a big comeback.