This message was sent to ##Email## To advertise in this publication please click here January 7, 2021 .CVOA MEMBER NEWS BC Hotel Association live industry update series BC Hotel Association The BC Hotel Association is the voice of the hotel industry at the federal, provincial and community level. Ingrid Jarrett — President & CEO & Mike Macleod — Director of Member & Business Development cordially invite to share your voice, live and in person. The content of the session will include the state of advocacy efforts in the province, recovery strategies for our Tourism and Hospitality Industry, emerging issues, industry best practices and member benefit initiatives. There will be plenty of time during the session for feedback and questions from you. READ MORE .V-O & TRAVEL INDUSTRY NEWS Dr. Fauci says COVID-19 vaccine could become mandatory for travel Travel Pulse In a statement that is sure to spark debate from anti-vaccine supporters as well as civil liberties proponents, the nation’s preeminent immunologist and infectious disease expert said it’s “quite possible” that having the vaccine for COVID-19 becomes a requirement in order to travel. "Anything is on the table. Anything is possible, of course,” Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), told Newsweek in an interview. READ MORE Transportation Minister Marc Garneau clarifies new COVID travel rules Travel Pulse Canadians will now have two options when returning to Canada from abroad ; get tested in destination and if there is a lack of facilities available, mandatory quarantine in a government-run facility upon return. In an interview with CBC News just before 5:00pm ET on New Year’s Eve, Garneau explained the new rules requiring that, effective January 7, 2021, at 12:01 a.m. EST, all air passengers five years of age or older will be required to test negative for COVID-19 before travelling from another country to Canada. This implementation date provides all airlines, both foreign and domestic, adequate time to comply with the new requirements. The news is sure to cause harsh criticism in the industry, where he added he feels “airlines will understand the measures. READ MORE A Review of the Back to Normal Travel Barometer ARDA Since the pandemic began, the ARDA International Foundation (AIF) has engaged with the Back to Normal Barometer, a twice monthly consumer tracking study focused on travel. READ MORE AHLA statement on bipartisan COVID relief package AHLA The following is a statement from Chip Rogers, president and CEO of the American Hotel & Lodging Association, on the coronavirus relief package. “On behalf of the hotel industry, we applaud the House and Senate leadership, along with the Administration, for reaching a bipartisan compromise on this COVID economic relief package. This short-term relief package is a vital step toward helping the hotel industry survive this crisis. The proposed measure provides temporary relief over the next few months and will help thousands of hotels stay open and retain employees." READ MORE Travel's Year in Review: Words to Describe 2020 U.S. Travel Association When I look back on 2020 and consider the great difficulties our industry has endured, I realize that there are a handful of fitting words that we did not hear enough: “Tenacity” “resilience” and “fortitude.” Amid all that was lost, I would encourage us to look back on this year remembering how our industry united like never before, lifted each other up, aided one another, and devoted ourselves fully to the task of securing multiple rounds of federal relief while navigating both the pandemic and a contentious political environment. READ MORE .RANDOM BITS & NEWS BITES Canada to require negative COVID tests for arriving air visitors Travel Pulse The government of Canada will begin requiring visitors arriving by air to provide a negative COVID-19 test. Multiple news sites, including Canadian Press, say that the Liberal government in Ottawa made the move official on Wednesday morning. READ MORE Social media in 2021: The new MVP for hospitality PhocusWire Social media has become a lifeline during the pandemic, with people turning to their devices for connections with far-flung family, friends and colleagues. The COVID-19-related social stats are staggering: a 10% jump since the start of 2020, over half the world is now active on social media. READ MORE Fly south or roost? Canadian 'snowbirds' weigh Florida mid-pandemic CTV News Birds of a feather normally flock together, but the pandemic has divided Canada's "snowbird" warm weather migrants into two camps: those staying home this winter and those heading to Florida no matter the cost. Nearly a million Canadians make the annual pilgrimage, fleeing to the southern United States to pass what would otherwise be gray and snowy months with their toes tucked in the sand and ocean breeze in their hair. READ MORE U.S. Travel mourns passing of Disney's Richard Bates U.S. Travel Association U.S. Travel Association President and CEO Roger Dow issued the following statement on the passing of Richard Bates, longtime senior vice president of government affairs for The Walt Disney Company. READ MORE Why it's still the Roaring '20s for hotel revenue management PhocusWire Remember all the big aspirations we had heading into 2020? I myself made some pretty bold claims about this new decade being the “golden age of revenue management,” and you know what? I still think it will be. READ MORE Does somebody keep forwarding you this email? Get your own subscription. It's free! 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