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Member Webinar on the applicability of HST and the definition of 'Continuous Journey' — Feb. 9
OMCA
Over recent months several questions and concerns have been raised about the accurate application of HST and the definition of “continuous journey.” The CRA’s definition of continuous journey may not accurately reflect industry practices. Motor Coach Canada will host Ron Choudhury, Partner with Miller Thomson LLP to look at real life scenarios where the applicability of HST should apply based on CRA current “continuous journey” definitions. Ron Choudhury will provide clarity to members and members will be able to provide feedback to MCC to understand if members are applying HST correctly or if members are at risk.
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.INDUSTRY NEWS
Bus companies on the verge of collapse amid COVID-19 pandemic, industry says
CTV News
Coach bus companies across the country have been forced to hit the brakes during the pandemic, shedding revenue and jobs, and threatening some of the country’s transportation infrastructure.
The industry says existing COVID-19 government aid isn’t enough to stop hundreds of job losses and buses repossessed by banks already, hoping that federal relief can jump-start the ailing business.
“We are struggling to hold things together,” said Larry Hundt, the co-ower of Great Canadian Coaches in Kitchener, ON. “COVID has basically shut our operations down.”
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Biden mandates masks for travel: Buttigieg aims for 'generational' change at Transportation
Travel Industry Today
President Joe Biden has signed an order mandating masks for travel, including in airports and on planes, ships, trains, buses and public transportation — a move his nominee for secretary of transportation, Pete Buttigieg had made clear would be a first priority at the department. Travellers from abroad must furnish a negative COVID-19 test before departing for the U.S. and must quarantine upon arrival. Biden has already mandated masks on federal property.
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World Tourism Organization calls for vaccine passport
Travel Pulse
The Global Tourism Crisis Committee, at a meeting in Madrid last week organized by the United Nations’ World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), is calling for a vaccine passport, saying it must become an essential travel document to help restart international tourism.
“The rollout of vaccines is a step in the right direction, but the restart of tourism cannot wait,” UNWTO secretary-general Zurab Pololikashvili said, according to the British newspaper The Guardian.
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The University opens its residences to tour groups, conference guests, sports teams, and vacationers visiting the region. Conveniently located downtown and within walking distance of major attractions, the residences allow you to enjoy your stay in Canada’s capital with ease. Plan your stay at uOttawa now!
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PM warns Canadians to expect more travel restrictions soon
CTV News
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is warning Canadians to expect more travel restrictions in the near future.
At his recent briefing, Trudeau reiterated federal public health guidance to avoid all non-essential travel, both abroad and in between provinces.
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AHLA says half of U.S. hotel rooms will sit empty this year
Travel Weekly
Around half of all U.S. hotel rooms are projected to sit empty this year, according to a new report released by the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA).
In its annual State of the Hotel Industry forecast, the trade group said it expects nationwide hotel occupancy to average 52.4 per cent for 2021. Although that figure is above 2020's annual average occupancy level of 44 per cent, it remains well below 2019's average of 66 per cent.
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Time to prepare for the 2021 season! Experience the best of both worlds: a complete forest immersion combined with thrilling sensations! An amazing waterfall, 3 suspensions bridges including one sitting 60 meters high. And soar at 50km/h, 90 meters in the air with AirCANYON!
Ask about our group rates!
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Canada working with the U.S. to close travel 'loophole'
CNN
Canadian officials said they are working with the Biden administration to close what they describe as a travel "loophole" and to get more symmetry with COVID-19 safety protocols between the two countries.
"A loophole, frankly, does exist because the Americans previously had not placed any restriction on international flights coming into the U.S.," said Bill Blair, Canada's public safety minister, during a recent news conference. "That concerns us because that restriction is at our land border but not at air travel," he added.
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Would non-essential travel ban violate Constitution
Travel Industry Today
Fear that Quebecers will catch a new variant of COVID-19 on vacation is what’s driving demands by the Quebec premier for Ottawa to ban non-essential flights to the country. Premier Francois Legault repeated once again this week that his government believes it was vacationing Quebecers during spring break in 2020 who brought the virus home, allowing it to spread earlier and more widely in the province than elsewhere in Canada.
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Pre-testing is not foolproof
Travel Industry Today
The Toronto Sun, The Business Insider and other news outlets, reported this week, that for the third time in 10 days, so many passengers on an Air Transat flight from Port-au-Prince to Montreal tested positive for COVID-19 that Health Canada considered the entire plane to be impacted by the virus.
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Technology's impact on the future of travel post-COVID-19
Travel Pulse
As reliant as the world had already become on technology pre-pandemic, from the onset, the COVID-19 crisis forced us, as a global population, to lean even more heavily on the digi-sphere to work, play, socialize and transact remotely while trapped in lockdowns.
Global mobile Wi-Fi provider Skyroam knows better than most just how crucial a fast, reliable internet connection is in the modern era, to both businesses and individuals.
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Canadians want travel spending to help
Travel Industry Today
A new survey suggests that nearly eight out of 10 (77 per cent) Canadian travellers want their travel dollars to benefit local people in the destinations they visit. The poll also says that post-pandemic travellers will want to immerse themselves in local culture and are more likely to choose remote or lesser-visited places than they would have before the global health crisis.
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Tourism: A key sector in planning Montréal's economic recovery
Cision
Around the world, tourism was one of the first industries affected by the pandemic; it will also be one of the last to be able to return to full working order. A pillar of the Canadian economy that generates $102 billion a year and represents four per cent of all jobs (or the equivalent of 1.8 million workers), tourism is a major vector to diversify and develop the economy.
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