Canadian Tourism Industry’s Push To Open Borders For Tourism DMM DEPARTMENT
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sufferings has been immense in
INT. TRAVEL & MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS:
recent times due to the pandemic
In the most recent developments,
COVID-19. As part of these
that are placed internationally the
sufferings there has been some
reopening process is taking place
recent developments that are in
gradually. Hence, the travel &
place to encounter the impacts of the
Tourism sectors should be permitted
pandemic and one of them has been
to open up for the summer season.
the closure of the Canadian- US
The main reason for this is that the
border. The border has been closed
industry houses 1.8 million jobs and
since a while now and there is an
also accounts for $102 billion of the
ongoing push from the Canadian
country’s economy. These are huge
Govt. to open borders for the sake of
figures for the Canadian economy
tourism & promotions of tourism
both in terms of jobs and revenues
activities.
contributed to the economy from the
The Canadian Tourism Industry’s
Travel & Tourism sector. Many tourists from the neighboring country United States visit Canada
The organization has also empha-
annually by road for tourism purpos-
sized to the Govt. of Canada that
es. The closure has impacted the
they are highly aware of the Health &
numbers by huge margins as travel
Safety laws and parameters. They
restrictions has been in place as well
further emphasized in a highly critical
i.e. Air travel from across the border.
manner that the current travel
The impacts have been huge in
restrictions implemented by the Govt.
terms of the revenues generated
of Canada are too broad and
annually and they can be highly
unnecessary, as COVID-19 is getting
devastating in future as it would take
over and most of the country is
a while to cover all the losses.
opening up.
The Canadian Travel and Tourism
The letter further implies in terms of
they have received immense amount of
Roundtable is as organization that
the international travel that the
support & endorsements from many compa-
comprises of members of travel &
approach should be more targeted.
nies in the travel & tourism sector Canada.
tourism sector in Canada. In an open
This explains how the compulsory
These companies includes Air Canada,
letter to the PM Justin Trudeau, the
14-day quarantine policy and the
Vancouver Int. Airport, The Business Council
request has been placed very openly
closure of the country’s borders is
of British Columbia, & finally The Tourism
for the reopening of the Provinces,
now unnecessary for all those
Industry Association of Canada. All of the
territories, and country to travel,
travelling from abroad. This is mainly
bodies has shown huge concern regards to
laying special emphasis on Canadi-
because the 14-day quarantine policy
the sustainability measures for Canadian
an-US Border.
is not in line with what other
Travel & Tourism Industry.
countries are following around the world. This has been taken as a huge step from Canadian Travel & Tourism Roundtable as
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