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Europe and the Americas tourism rebounded in 2021, but still below 2019 pre-pandemic level, WTO report
MercoPress
Global tourism experienced a 4% upturn in 2021, compared to 2020 (415 million versus 400 million). However, international tourist arrivals (overnight visitors) were still 72% below the pre-pandemic year of 2019, according to preliminary estimates by United Nations World Tourism Organization, WTO. This follows on from 2020, the worst year on record for tourism when international arrivals decreased by 73%.
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TEAR DOWN THE WALL: IATA urges removal of all travel barriers
Travel Industry Today
The International Air Transport Association has urged governments to accelerate relaxation of travel restrictions as COVID-19 continues to evolve from the pandemic to endemic stage. According to IATA, that includes removing all travel barriers (including quarantine and testing) for those fully vaccinated with a WHO-approved vaccine.
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Wellness travel trends to watch in 2022
Travel Pulse
It's unsurprising that, in the pandemic’s first year, consumer values shifted toward personal health protections across the board, but especially when it came to traveling amid COVID-19. But, by the end of 2021, people’s shared concept of “health” had expanded to encompass more than just the absence of bodily illness.
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After conservation efforts reintroduced Saskatchewan bison to their traditional lands in 2019, they helped archaeologists uncover 1,000-year-old petroglyphs and the tool used to carve them.
This historic find uncovers a new chapter in the story of the Northern Plains Indigenous People who have gathered on this land for over 6,000 years.
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PROMISES, PROMISES: Tourism ministers vow to support industry
Travel Industry Today
Acknowledging that the Canadian economy will not fully recover until the country’s tourism sector recovers, Canada’s tourism ministers vowed continued support for the domestic industry in the face of the ongoing pandemic at a gathering on Friday.
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Province opens applications for business costs rebate program
Sudbury.com
Eligible businesses required to close or reduce capacity due to the current public health measures put in place to blunt the spread of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 can apply for the new Ontario Business Costs Rebate Program.
Through the new program, the government will provide eligible businesses with a rebate payment of up to 100 per cent for property tax and energy costs they incur while subject to these restrictions.
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Travelling in Ontario this year? Here's how to claim your staycation tax credit
Toronto Star
There’s some good news for Ontarians weary at the thought of international travel as pandemic restrictions roll on: a staycation tax credit to encourage residents to get out and enjoy all the province has to offer.
From Jan. 1 to Dec. 31, Ontario residents can claim 20 per cent of their accommodation, be it a hotel or cosy cabin, when filing their 2022 personal income tax and benefit return.
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Staycation boom could revitalize domestic tourism as pandemic persists
Global News
Like many Canadians in 2019, Toronto resident Daniela Renda was looking forward to a new year filled with fun travel, including a planned trip to Italy and France with her family.
Of course, we know how that story went — the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020 derailed international and even cross-border travel plans for most Canadians.
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